Clinton’s approach to eminent domain is murky, but her view on property is clear: You should be allowed to keep as much as you want — once the government has taken as much as it needs. And the government may regulate the economy in whatever way it thinks best; if government sometimes leaves economic actors unfettered, then in Clinton’s view it does so out of a utilitarian calculation that this is the most efficient means of achieving a government objective — not because it has no rightful authority to intervene in the first place.

The Johnson approach could not be more different: According to the campaign website, “Johnson has said that, ‘As governor, I didn’t create a single job.’ His point, of course, being that government doesn’t ‘create’ jobs. Entrepreneurs, businesses, and economic prosperity are the building blocks for job growth. . . . The purpose of government regulation is to protect citizens from bad actors and the harm they might do to health, safety, and property. But regulation should not be used to manipulate the economy, to manage private lives and businesses, or to place unnecessary burdens on those who make our economy work.”