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
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.
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.
Does Fighting Climate Change Give a Business a Competitive Advantage?
A business can gain a temporary advantage by appeasing popular views that fly in the face of facts, but…
Why Pursue Self-Interest, and Do It Persistently? Ayn Rand Has The Answer
Ayn Rand argues that we must pursue self-interest—our rational values—because our lives depend on it.
Business Improves Lives
It is the wealth creation by companies that has helped reduce poverty to its lowest levels in history.
Free Employees From Forced Membership in Anti-Capitalist Labor Unions
Originally founded for the legitimate purpose of improving working conditions and helping negotiate wages, labor unions have substituted that purpose for entrenching the power of their leaders and the entitlements for their senior members.
Canadian Government Should Abolish Import Tariffs and “Supply Management” Regulations
Those most harmed by the government initiation of force which the supply management represents, are the Canadian consumers.
The Gates-Buffet “Giving Pledge” is Immoral
The Giving Pledge is immoral because it is based on the idea that those who have legitimately created wealth by trading values with others have not earned it and must “give it back.”
The Ethics of Legalizing Recreational Drugs
Cannabis companies, like alcohol producers, voluntarily trade with others, including their customers who want to consume their products.
Who should you hire—and how to get hired?
The competitive advantage of the company lies in the minds of its employees.
The Bayer Monsanto Merger
Had the government regulators not approved Bayer’s acquisition of Monsanto, human flourishing would have diminished.
Lying: What Do You Gain?
Lying is motivated by the mistaken belief that one can actually gain a value by telling a lie, to deceive others (or oneself).
Canada Nationalizes The Trans Mountain Oil Pipeline Expansion
Instead of enforcing the Constitution and using its authority against the British Columbia government and protesters initiating physical force against Kinder Morgan property and its employees, Trudeau stayed true to what he said prior to the last election: “Governments might grant permits, but only communities can grant permission.”
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