Capitalist morality.
Every time I argue with Libertarians, they seem to avoid the more economic arguments of their neo-con counterparts and fall back on moral arguments. Such as "you have no right to my property." Of course, they never seem to be able to prove where property rights come from. Aside from that, am I the only who finds the moral defense to be a poor basis for economics/politics? I'm sure monarchs believed it was immoral when they were dethroned, what makes the moral arguments of the capitalist any better than the moral arguments of the nobles the overthrew? It just seems strange to me that they their great defense is morality, when morality is such a subjective thing. Has anyone else encountered the "moral defense" of capitalism before?
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I almost posted this in the forum two weeks ago when it came out, but I didn't want to make you all yak. But this looks like a good place to share the pain. 
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970203806504577179303330474134.html?mod=googlenews_wsj
Regarding mankind, no theme is more salient in the Bible than the morality of personal responsibility, for it is through this that man cultivates the inner development leading to his own growth, good citizenship and happiness. The entitlement/welfare state is a paradigm that undermines that noble goal.
The Bible's proclamation that "Six days shall ye work" is its recognition that on a day-to-day basis work is the engine that brings about man's inner state of personal responsibility. Work develops the qualities of accountability and urgency, including the need for comity with others as a means for the accomplishment of tasks. With work, he becomes imbued with the knowledge that he is to be productive and that his well-being is not an entitlement. And work keeps him away from the idleness that Proverbs warns leads inevitably to actions and attitudes injurious to himself and those around him.
Yet capitalism is not content with people only being laborers and holders of jobs, indistinguishable members of the masses punching in and out of mammoth factories or functioning as service employees in government agencies. Nor is the Bible. Unlike socialism, mired as it is in the static reproduction of things already invented, capitalism is dynamic and energetic. It cheerfully fosters and encourages creativity, unspoken possibilities, and dreams of the individual. Because the Hebrew Bible sees us not simply as "workers" and members of the masses but, rather, as individuals, it heralds that characteristic which endows us with individuality: our creativity.
At the opening bell, Genesis announces: "Man is created in the image of God"—in other words, like Him, with individuality and creative intelligence. Unlike animals, the human being is not only a hunter and gatherer but a creative dreamer with the potential of unlocking all the hidden treasures implanted by God in our universe. The mechanism of capitalism, as manifest through investment and reasoned speculation, helps facilitate our partnership with God by bringing to the surface that which the Almighty embedded in nature for our eventual extraction and activation.
And God said, "Let there be Capitalism"
