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II. Trade and the Economy
We believe that each person has the right to offer
goods and services to others on the free market.
Therefore we oppose all intervention by
government into the area of economics. The only
proper role of existing governments in the
economic realm is to protect property rights,
adjudicate disputes, and provide a legal framework
in which voluntary trade is protected.
Efforts to forcibly redistribute wealth or forcibly manage trade are
intolerable. Government manipulation of the economy creates an
entrenched privileged class -- those with access to tax money -- and
an exploited class -- those who are net taxpayers.
We believe that all individuals have the right to
dispose of the fruits of their labor as they see fit
and that government has no right to take such
wealth. We oppose government-enforced
charity such as welfare programs and subsidies,
but we heartily applaud those individuals
and private charitable organizations that help the
needy and contribute to a wide array of worthwhile
causes through voluntary activities.
