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Free-market profit incentives are fantastic, powerful tools, they're the bedrock of capitalism, they've built the wealthiest and most productive societies the world has ever known, and so on and so forth; you know the drill.
Somehow, the parts of northern Europe that the centre-left used to hold up as exemplars of more egalitarian, tolerant and productive societies are providing even more extreme blueprints for disciplining, excluding and generally putting the squeeze upon the undeserving poor.
Since the end of the cold war, mainstream centre-left and centre-right politics has been conducted on the basis of a few incontrovertible truths: international action and globalisation will lead to wealthier and more productive societies; free markets and open trade borders and lift people out of poverty; individual rights are sacrosanct and must be protected.
It's complex, net positive and overall a continuation of what Durkheim foresaw more than 100 years ago as increased specialization creates more cohesive, productive societies.
Healthier societies are more productive societies, with stronger economies and more cohesive communities.
Acts of charity, therefore, create a virtuous cycle through which generosity leads to reciprocation as well as happier, safer, more moral, and more productive societies.
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Outsourcing produces profits but destroys the foundation of a productive society by transferring the "production" somewhere else.
I long thought maybe it's a personal choice: After all, we are a productive society; there's a high demand for productivity.
I think we would have a much happier, more fruitful and productive society if that were true.
Although innovation kills some jobs, it creates new and better ones, as a more productive society becomes richer and its wealthier inhabitants demand more goods and services.
At what point does selective taxation begin to rend the social fabric of trust and respect that we need for a healthy and productive society?
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