Economic prosperity is not achieved by taxing the “rich”—such as the plans to wipe out billionaires—and giving some of their wealth to those who have been less productive and therefore have less wealth.
Jaana Woiceshyn
Jaana Woiceshyn taught business ethics and competitive strategy for over 30 years at the Haskayne School of Business, University of Calgary, Canada, where she is now an emerita professor.How to Be Profitable and Moral” is her first solo-authored book.
Visit her website at profitableandmoral.com.
The Virtue of Production
Business, the activity of producing and trading goods and services, demands a great deal of moral virtue, and businesspeople are not lowly materialists but moral creators.
No More Altruism! Rejecting the Ethics of Self-Sacrifice
The first part of this post’s title is a quotation from a student in my business ethics class. She had said that to her teenagers after learning about rational self-interest, or egoism, in the course and reading How to Be Profitable and Moral. More exactly, she had...
Peace, Love, Energy
What does the oil and gas industry have to do with peace and love?
Is Google Too Big and Powerful?
Instead of worrying about Google’s influence, we should oppose a real threat: government’s initiation of force, through measures such as carbon taxes or dictating how Google should operate.
The Practical Value of Ethics in Business
If you are a student of business, in any stage of your career, I encourage you learn about rational egoism—if success in business is your goal.
The Myth of Profit Making as Exploitation
Pursuing self-interest in business is not exploitative, because it can only be based on voluntary trade.
No Need To Cut Down Amazon, Apple, Google and Facebook To Size
It is not Amazon, Google, Apple, Facebook, and others that need to be “cut down to size,” as they cannot coerce us to buy their products and use their services.
Big Oil Lobbying for a Carbon Tax?
If the oil companies want to take the moral high ground, they must first acknowledge, not just the negative effects of their product, but also its enormous benefits to humans.
Take What You Want — And Pay For It
Voluntary trade is the only way for human beings to deal with one another, to make their flourishing possible and to enhance it through division of labor.
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg’s Immoral Plea For Government Censorship
Mark Zuckerberg wants government regulation of the internet content, not because it would somehow protect us against “harm,” but because it would protect Facebook against competition. Without free speech, we will become sheep. That is the reason we must condemn Mark Zuckerberg’s immoral plea and defend our freedom of speech
Collectivism Destroys Business
Collectivist elements spur violations of individual rights, such as taxes, highly progressive income taxation in particular, and other wealth “redistribution” schemes that discourage entrepreneurship, innovation, and wealth creation in general
Capitalism: A Dirty Word For College Students
Most students have not been exposed before to the concept of laissez-faire capitalism and the central role the protection of individual rights play in it.
Profit Maximization: The Moral Purpose of a Business Under Capitalism
Profit seeking and capitalism are natural and beneficial and provide the proper moral purpose for business.
Business Needs Freedom and Not a “Social License” to Operate
What we need is competition in free markets and protection of individual rights.
“Climate-Change Compensation” From Oil Companies Is Immoral
The values the oil companies provide far outweigh negative consequences of fossil fuel production.
In Praise of Supermarkets (and Capitalism)
Ask Venezuelans whether they would prefer well-stocked supermarkets to empty shelves and the desperate shortages of food under socialism.
No Need To Apologize for “White Advertising”
Displaying racial diversity in ads is not a moral duty.
The Importance of Business Ethics
A new semester, and a new class of business ethics, has begun. In my class, we initially discuss concrete examples of ethical dilemmas in business before delving into the main moral codes and the values and principles they comprise, to learn how they provide guidance...
Business Requires Moral Clarity
Business is a moral endeavor that makes human life immeasurably better.
Amazon Advocates Government Force To Increase The Minimum Wage
While Amazon has every right to choose how to compensate its workers, this minimum wage increase and Bezos’ encouraging the federal government to do the same are wrong.
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