BK>> I ran across this today. It's an examination of what makes up a
BK>> moral economy. I happen to find it a compatible philosophy. What
BK>> do you think?


BK>>*********************************************************************
 JB> ***
BK>>**  1. The economy exists for the person, not the person for the
BK>> economy.

BK>> 2. All economic life should be shaped by moral principles.
BK>> Economic choices and institutions must be judged by how they
BK>> protect or undermine the life and dignity of the human person,
BK>> support the family and serve the common good.

BK>> 3. A fundamental moral measure of any economy is how the poor
BK>> and vulnerable are faring.

BK>> 4. All people have a right to life and to secure the basic
BK>> necessities of life (e.g., food, clothing, shelter, education,
BK>> health care, safe environment, economic security.)

 JB> Anytime a socialist liberal starts talking about morality,
 JB> grab your wallet and call your lawyer.

 Or your minister. Or Rabbi. Or whatever spokesman for the moral
 teachings you follow.


 A Catholic Framework for Economic Life

 A Statement of the U.S. Catholic Bishops

 November 1996

 As followers of Jesus Christ and participants in a powerful
 economy, Catholics in the United States are called to work for
 greater economic justice in the face of persistent poverty,
 growing income-gaps, and increasing discussion of economic
 issues in the United States and around the world. We urge
 Catholics to use the following ethical framework for economic
 life as principles for reflection, criteria for judgment and
 directions for action. These principles are drawn directly from
 Catholic teaching on economic life.

 1. The economy exists for the person, not the person for the
 economy.


BOB KLAHN bob.klahn@sev.org   http://home.toltbbs.com/bobklahn

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