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"If
petroleum and natural gas are abiotic as we maintain in 'Black Gold
Stranglehold,'" Corsi commented, "then the 'peak oil' fear that we
are going to run out of oil may have been based on a giant
misconception."
Yes. In fact, capitalism is the complete embodiment of social justice.
In social or political context justice means that every person gets no more,
and no less, than what he gains through voluntary association with other men.
A capitalist society is a just society because all individuals are considered
equal under the law. Capitalism recognizes that it is just for a man to keep
what he has earned and that it is unjust for a man, or group of men, to have
the right to what other people have earned. Since all people must live
independently under capitalism, all of the material values that a person
acquires must be earned. Thus, the expression of social justice under
capitalism is that what a man earns is directly proportional to what he
produces, with no antitrust laws or progressive income taxes stifling his
achievement for the sole fact the he did achieve. All other forms of
government, such as the welfare state, institutionalize injustice by legally
expropriating the property of some men and giving it to others. Many people have trouble accepting that capitalism is a just
system because of the existence of economic inequality. It is observed that
famous celebrities and sports stars have very large incomes for work that is
perceived as trivial, and that many hard working people make incomes which
pale in comparison for jobs that are perceived to be a greater benefit to
society. What people must realize is that it is perfectly just for a
superstar athlete, even with little or no education, to make a hundred times
the income of a scientist who has a Ph.D. and works much longer and strenuous
hours. Why? Because the athlete creates enormous profits through ticket sales
and product endorsements whereas the scientist generates very little revenue
through his research. That is, each of them deserves what they earn, and what
they earn is the result of how much wealth each of them creates
(Incidentally, this is not to say that the athlete is morally superior to the
scientist because he is wealthier). Since each man has the right to the
product of his labor, it is completely just for the disparity in incomes to
exist, and the only injustice to occur would be for the government to take
money from the athlete and give it to those who supposedly deserve it on the
basis of their "need." |
