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?   
      
      
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    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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