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An Introduction to Distributism II
The widespread distribution of productive property is the primary goal of Distributism; however, other principles also inform Distributism’s pursuit of this goal.
An Introduction to Distributism
While in a socialist society none are owners, and in a capitalist society only a few are owners, in a Distributist society most are owners of productive property. This is the defining characteristic of Distributism: the widescale distribution of productive property throughout society.
Does Property Have a Purpose?
Under Distributism, there will be more owners of significant property than under capitalism. More people will derive at least part of their income from their own property, and thus will have a greater incentive to defend it and to band together with others to do so, whenever necessary.
Labor Rights Reality
It is ironic that those who propose to remove government intervention in the economy are amongst the biggest proponents of using government to tear down unions that “get in the way” of the market. What these folks fail or refuse to recognize is that unions have as much of a right to be market participants as corporations.
Economic Law and Catholic Social Doctrine Part I
Since the beginning of her existence on this earth the Church of Jesus Christ has taught about both faith and morals, that is, about what we are to believe and how we should behave.
Locke and InsideCatholic
For Leo, men don’t form the state because they want to protect their property; they form the state because his “natural instinct moves him to live in civil society, for he cannot, if dwelling apart, provide himself with the necessary requirements of life, nor procure the means of developing his mental and moral faculties.”
Catholic Social Teaching: St. Pius X Through Pius XI
Pius’s great achievement in the social field was Quadragesimo Anno, issued on the precise day, May 15, exactly forty years after Rerum Novarum.
From the Beginnings Through Leo XIII
Leo XIII restored the confidence of the Catholic world and began to reinvigorate the Church with an energy that lasted up into the 1960s. He did this chiefly by showing how the crisis of modem times could be met by drawing on Catholic faith and tradition.
The Mistake About Distributism
“I choose a visible manifestation of faith over the armchair. I choose not to walk away as Nero burns Rome, but to turn around, and follow my Master as He walks back toward the flames. Join us, there is a fire and we intend to put it out.”