7Waking Up
THE PRINCIPLE OF ENLIGHTENMENT
Because all persons are created equal, the economic rightsof employees and the community are equalto those of capital owners.
We can help corporations become a more humane presence in our society, but to do so we must first update our internal economic maps. The danger in working with antique maps, as we do today, is illustrated by a story my friend Zanryc tells—a story of going camping in Canada’s Boundary Waters, using an old map he’d been given for free. Traversing a trail on foot, he and his camping party found themselves unexpectedly facing an enormous swamp. As they studied and restudied their map, trying to find where they’d gotten lost, it suddenly dawned on them: they actually were on the trail. ...
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