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Social Justice According to Pius XI
Catholic Social Teaching, Thomas Storck Thomas Storck 7/25/16 Catholic Social Teaching, Thomas Storck Thomas Storck 7/25/16

Social Justice According to Pius XI

The term “social justice” is little understood by most of those who use it—but the term does have a precise meaning as carefully explained by Pius XI.

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What’s Wrong with the Financial System?
Economics, Oliver Heydorn Dr. Oliver Heydorn 7/4/16 Economics, Oliver Heydorn Dr. Oliver Heydorn 7/4/16

What’s Wrong with the Financial System?

Social Credit holds that the conventional financial system is not properly designed and cannot operate under its rules to fulfill its true purpose.

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An Awkward, Accurate Name
David McGinty, Philosophy David J. McGinty 5/10/16 David McGinty, Philosophy David J. McGinty 5/10/16

An Awkward, Accurate Name

As the father of the word Distributism, Belloc thought it an awkward word but also accurate in that it emerged from the term "distributive justice".

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An Introduction to the Social Theories of the Middle Ages
Books, History, John Médaille John C. Médaille 5/27/12 Books, History, John Médaille John C. Médaille 5/27/12

An Introduction to the Social Theories of the Middle Ages

The Middle Ages provides a counterpoint to our current situation.

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Is Distributism Catholic?
Catholic Social Teaching, David W. Cooney David W. Cooney 5/22/11 Catholic Social Teaching, David W. Cooney David W. Cooney 5/22/11

Is Distributism Catholic?

Is Distributism Catholic? The answer to the question is both yes and no.

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Justice, Fairness and Taxation Part Four
Economics, Politics, David W. Cooney David W. Cooney 4/24/11 Economics, Politics, David W. Cooney David W. Cooney 4/24/11

Justice, Fairness and Taxation Part Four

Hilaire Belloc insisted that progressive taxation could be used to achieve wider distribution of land ownership and to prevent monopolies.

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Capitalist Monopolies vs Distributist Guilds
Guilds, David W. Cooney David W. Cooney 4/10/11 Guilds, David W. Cooney David W. Cooney 4/10/11

Capitalist Monopolies vs Distributist Guilds

Under our existing capitalist monopolies, huge businesses buy out or undersell the local competition.

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Justice, Fairness and Taxation Part Three
Politics, David W. Cooney David W. Cooney 1/18/11 Politics, David W. Cooney David W. Cooney 1/18/11

Justice, Fairness and Taxation Part Three

David Cooney discusses the different schools of Capitalist thought and how Distributism differs from them in regard to stabilizing the economy and taxation.

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Is Economics a Science?
Economics, John Médaille John C. Médaille 11/14/10 Economics, John Médaille John C. Médaille 11/14/10

Is Economics a Science?

Do we not have warrant for suspecting that economics is not a complete science and is unable to give us real information about the economy?

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Justice, Fairness and Taxation Part II
Economics, Politics, David W. Cooney David W. Cooney 11/8/10 Economics, Politics, David W. Cooney David W. Cooney 11/8/10

Justice, Fairness and Taxation Part II

Distributism refers to the idea of distributive justice, which is accomplished through the widely distributed ownership of productive capital.

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Taxes: Fair or Foul?
Economics, John Médaille John C. Médaille 10/23/10 Economics, John Médaille John C. Médaille 10/23/10

Taxes: Fair or Foul?

The great debate about taxes is this: should they be regressive, flat, or progressive?

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Interview with Christopher A. Ferrara
Interview, Ryan Grant Ryan Grant 9/7/10 Interview, Ryan Grant Ryan Grant 9/7/10

Interview with Christopher A. Ferrara

Christopher Ferrara gives the Review another interview for his book The Church and the Libertarian.

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Island Hopping to Distributism
Economics, Richard Aleman Ryan Grant 7/4/10 Economics, Richard Aleman Ryan Grant 7/4/10

Island Hopping to Distributism

“Island hopping” a third-party into existence takes time and patience, perhaps at a local level before acquiring state and later national recognition.

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An Introduction to Distributism
Economics, John Médaille John C. Médaille 1/11/06 Economics, John Médaille John C. Médaille 1/11/06

An Introduction to Distributism

John Médaille's classic "An Introduction to Distributism" features the fundamental questions and answers that intrigued the start of a movement.

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