“Only Free Enterprise Brings Earned Success.”

Monday, May 24th, 2010 11:48 pm by Neal

If unearned money does not bring happiness, redistributing money by force won’t make for a happier America — and the redistributionists’ theory of a better society through income equality falls apart.

The goal of our system should be to give all Americans the greatest opportunities possible to succeed based on their work and merit. And that’s exactly what the free enterprise system does: It makes earned success possible for the most people. This is the liberty that enables the true pursuit of happiness. …

To win, the 70 percent majority must come together around core principles: that the purpose of free enterprise is human flourishing, not materialism; that we stand for equality of opportunity, not equality of income; that we seek to stimulate true prosperity rather than simply treat poverty; and that we believe in principle over power.

In the battle of Free Enterprise v. Statism, AEI’s Arthur C. Brooks reminds us what’s at stake.

Seriously, read the whole thing.

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