The Left has seized on our economic troubles as an excuse to “blame the rich
guy” and paint a picture of capitalism and the free market as selfish, greedy,
and cruel. Democrats in Congress and “Occupy” protesters across the country
assert that the free market is not only unforgiving, it’s morally corrupt.
According to President Obama and his allies, only by allowing the government to
heavily control and regulate business and by redistributing the wealth can we
ensure fairness and compassion.
Exactly the opposite is true, says Father
Robert A. Sirico in his thought–provoking new book, The Moral Case for a
Free Economy. Father Sirico argues that a free economy actually promotes
charity, selflessness, and kindness. And in The Moral Case for a Free
Economy, he shows why free-market capitalism is not only the best way to
ensure individual success and national prosperity but is also the surest route
to a moral and socially–just society. In The Moral Case for a Free
Economy, Father Sirico shows:Why we can’t have freedom without a free
economy and why the best way to help the poor is to a start a businessWhy
charity works—but welfare doesn’tHow Father Sirico himself converted from being
a leftist colleague of Jane Fonda and Tom Hayden to recognizing the merits of a
free economyIn this heated presidential election year, the Left will argue that
capitalism may produce winners, but it is cruel and unfair. But as Sirico proves
in The Moral Case for a Free Economy, capitalism does not simply
provide opportunity for material success, but it ensures a more ethical and
moral society as well.
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