Affluence represents the solution to environmental challenges rather than the problem. We confront daily the absurdity of a global warming cult that demonizes prosperity while excusing the greater pollution of poverty and subsistence living. Mysticism replaces science as ancient dances and emotional appeals substitute for evidence, all while natural forces like the sun receive no credit for climate variation. Wealth creation through technology and industry offers the genuine path to a healthier planet, yet envy drives calls to punish success and regress to need-based existence.
This same impulse manifests in anti-war protests that demand troop withdrawals without addressing the realities of confronting violence or achieving lasting peace. Protectionist arguments against free trade similarly ignore how open markets and capital investment elevate living standards for all, including labor. Unions and politicians peddle restrictions that ultimately harm the very workers they claim to champion by undermining the prosperity that depends on voluntary exchange and accumulated capital.
Locally, schemes to license landlords expose government overreach, transforming property rights into privileges granted by the state and burdening tenants with hidden taxes. Ownership demands the freedom to rent, lease, or use one’s property without permission-seeking.
When reason and individual rights prevail over envy, control, and collectivism, the direction taken stands Just Right.
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