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

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

EC>>I don't know about that, but when you see someone say things like
EC>>"The economy exists for the person, not the person for the economy"
EC>>you know right off that they understand nothing of economics.

 JB> Indeed, especially the business aspect of it.

 You mean the business that sunk this country into a near
 depression?

EC>>Did you catch the "right to work" part?  And the "corresponding duty
EC>>to work?"  Interesting that the "right" to food does not have a
EC>>corresponding "duty" to eat.  Nor is there a corresponding duty of
EC>>farmers to give away their food.

 JB> Yes.  Where I was really going towards is that the
 JB> socialist liberal will always start out talking about
 JB> equality, opportunity, fairness etc. Then about halfway
 JB> through the conversation it will turn into rights,
 JB> entitlements etc.  They will often confuse opportunity with
 JB> entitlements.

 You have a problem with Catholic teachings I see.


 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.

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

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