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What is the rule of justice in the exchange of goods?
What does the democratic distribution of citizenship mean according to the text?
Why are oligarchical restrictions of citizenship unjust?
What are some examples of factors that contribute to the production of wealth but are not paid for?
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Who benefits the most from the unpaid-for contributions in the production of wealth?
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What is the principle of distributive justice based on?
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What happens to an inventor's patent after a limited length of time?
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According to the principle of distributive justice, how should the distribution of wealth be determined among participants in the production of wealth?
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In a society with four independent participants in the production of wealth, if A, B, and C contribute to the total wealth produced in the ratio 3, 2, 1, what should their distributive shares be, according to the principle of distributive justice?
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Does the principle of distributive justice take into account every man's natural economic right to share in the distribution of wealth?
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Do the principles of distributive justice apply to secondary distributions of wealth?
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Who has the obligation to share their current returns from the economic productivity of their capital property with those who made the discoveries therein incorporated?
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What determines the benefit that each participant in production derives from the funded common knowledge of mankind?
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Who is entitled to derive a benefit corresponding to the productive use they have made of the factor in question?
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What is the purpose of taxation according to the text?
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Who has the right to use technologically applicable knowledge that is in the public domain?
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What is the distributive effect of treating equally those who have not made an effort to use knowledge in the public domain productively?
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Who has the sole right to claim a distributive return for contributions to production made by the employment of productive property?
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What is the current return for a man who produces something by his labor and sells the product in a free market?
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Study Notes
Rule of Justice in Exchange of Goods
- The rule of justice in the exchange of goods is based on the principle of equivalent values.
Democratic Distribution of Citizenship
- Democratic distribution of citizenship means that citizenship is not restricted to a privileged few, but is extended to all members of society.
Oligarchical Restrictions of Citizenship
- Oligarchical restrictions of citizenship are unjust because they deny certain individuals their natural right to participate in the governance of society.
Factors Contributing to Wealth Production
- Factors that contribute to the production of wealth but are not paid for include:
- The funded common knowledge of mankind
- The use of public domain knowledge
- The productive use of natural resources
Beneficiaries of Unpaid Contributions
- Those who benefit the most from unpaid contributions in the production of wealth are the owners of capital property.
Principle of Distributive Justice
- The principle of distributive justice is based on the idea that each participant in the production of wealth should receive a share of the total wealth produced in proportion to their contribution.
Intellectual Property
- An inventor's patent is limited to a certain period of time, after which it becomes part of the public domain.
Distribution of Wealth
- According to the principle of distributive justice, the distribution of wealth among participants in the production of wealth should be determined by the proportion of their contribution to the total wealth produced.
Example of Distributive Shares
- In a society with four independent participants in the production of wealth, if A, B, and C contribute to the total wealth produced in the ratio 3, 2, 1, their distributive shares should be 3/6, 2/6, and 1/6, respectively.
Natural Economic Right
- The principle of distributive justice takes into account every man's natural economic right to share in the distribution of wealth.
Secondary Distributions of Wealth
- The principles of distributive justice apply to secondary distributions of wealth.
Obligation to Share
- Those who have benefited from the funded common knowledge of mankind have an obligation to share their current returns with those who made the discoveries incorporated in their capital property.
Benefit from Funded Common Knowledge
- The benefit that each participant in production derives from the funded common knowledge of mankind is determined by the productive use they have made of it.
Right to Derive Benefit
- Those who have made a productive use of a factor are entitled to derive a benefit corresponding to that use.
Purpose of Taxation
- The purpose of taxation is to redistribute wealth to ensure that each participant in the production of wealth receives a share proportional to their contribution.
Public Domain Knowledge
- Anyone has the right to use technologically applicable knowledge that is in the public domain.
Distributive Effect of Equal Treatment
- Treating equally those who have not made an effort to use knowledge in the public domain productively has a distributive effect of reducing the benefit of those who have made a productive use of it.
Right to Claim Distributive Return
- Those who have employed productive property to make contributions to production have the sole right to claim a distributive return.
Current Return for Labor
- The current return for a man who produces something by his labor and sells the product in a free market is the market price of the product.
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Quiz: Understanding the Principles of Wealth Creation and Unpaid Contributions Test your knowledge on the principles of wealth creation and unpaid contributions in human society. This quiz will help you grasp the concept and explore the various aspects involved.
