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“Things should be made as simple as possible, but no simpler.” — Albert Einstein

In defense of pursuing our self interest

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In today’s WSJ David Boaz challenges Obama’s and McCain’s claim that Individuals should submit themselves for the needs of the collective. Aside from the obvious hypocrisy involved in such claims David Boaz argue that:

But hypocrisy is not the biggest issue. The real issue is that Messrs. Obama and McCain are telling us Americans that our normal lives are not good enough, that pursuing our own happiness is “self-indulgence,” that building a business is “chasing after our money culture,” that working to provide a better life for our families is a “narrow concern.”

They’re wrong. Every human life counts. Your life counts. You have a right to live it as you choose, to follow your bliss. You have a right to seek satisfaction in accomplishment. And if you chase after the almighty dollar, you just might find that you are led, as if by an invisible hand, to do things that improve the lives of others.

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May 28th, 2008 at 8:30 am