Stossel
Real Social Justice
S6 E21 Jun 4, 2015 60m TV-PG
WHAT IS ‘SOCIAL JUSTICE?' The left constantly praises "social justice," but I don't know what it means. Hillary Clinton says: "Spread those resources!"
If I oppose that, am I for social injustice? To me, "social justice" means government stealing from some people to give to others, and bossing everyone around.
WAL-MART: One of the social justice movement's biggest enemies is Wal-Mart, but most Americans are clueless about the benefits everybody gets from Wal-Mart.
SLAVERY: Some people believe that slavery gave American capitalists a head start because they didn't have to pay for workers. But economist Don Boudreaux says the opposite is true... capitalism destroyed slavery.
WITHOUT MARKETS: Once it became clear that Hugo Chavez's "21st Century Socialism" wasn't working, I thought American leftists would be embarrassed by their early enthusiasm... but no!
SCIENCE & REASON: Author Michael Shermer says it's odd that now some people complain that there's no social justice when "we're living in the most moral period in human history."
MY TAKE: Markets, in which individuals, not just rulers, have property rights, give people options. Businesses have an incentive to serve as many people as possible, regardless of gender or ethnic group. They also have an incentive to be nice --customers are more likely to trade with people who treat them fairly. Everyone gets to choose his own path. That's justice.
If I oppose that, am I for social injustice? To me, "social justice" means government stealing from some people to give to others, and bossing everyone around.
WAL-MART: One of the social justice movement's biggest enemies is Wal-Mart, but most Americans are clueless about the benefits everybody gets from Wal-Mart.
SLAVERY: Some people believe that slavery gave American capitalists a head start because they didn't have to pay for workers. But economist Don Boudreaux says the opposite is true... capitalism destroyed slavery.
WITHOUT MARKETS: Once it became clear that Hugo Chavez's "21st Century Socialism" wasn't working, I thought American leftists would be embarrassed by their early enthusiasm... but no!
SCIENCE & REASON: Author Michael Shermer says it's odd that now some people complain that there's no social justice when "we're living in the most moral period in human history."
MY TAKE: Markets, in which individuals, not just rulers, have property rights, give people options. Businesses have an incentive to serve as many people as possible, regardless of gender or ethnic group. They also have an incentive to be nice --customers are more likely to trade with people who treat them fairly. Everyone gets to choose his own path. That's justice.
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