22The Cure Is Also Philosophical
JUST AS THE CAUSE OF THE FINANCIAL CRISIS IS PHILOSOPHICAL, So is the cure. The cure is the restoration of the principles that made America great in the first place: “life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness”; each individual’s moral right to his own life; and each individual’s moral right to the product of his own labor, which includes the right to earn great wealth if you produce a great deal and the right to give away as much of your wealth as you like to whomever you want for whatever reason.
As a moral code, “life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness” demands personal responsibility because there is no free lunch. It also demands and rewards rationality, self-discipline, and justice. It is consistent ...
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