Distributism Debate
A great debate on Distributism and Free-Markets with Joseph Pearce:
"We are travellers…not yet in our native land" – St. Augustine
"We are travellers…not yet in our native land" – St. Augustine
A great debate on Distributism and Free-Markets with Joseph Pearce:
Pearce makes a strong argument for capitalism while claiming to espouse distributism. The examples he gives about local municipalities easing restrictions that enabled upstart brewers to compete in that particular market is a very capitalist thing. This is something Fr. Sirico tried to get him to interact with, but to no avail.
His being a distributism advocate while disavowing Belloc on the issue would be like a capitalist disavowing Adam Smith.
I’ve just never seen a very concrete set of proposals for Distributism, only some general principles. I think that the best argument I could make is that Capitalism should be pursued, but with some of these Distributist guiding principles, particularly by minimization of barriers to entry into markets.
There is nothing in capitalism that hinders access to markets. How well the individual fares in the market depends on his ability to provide a needed and/or desired good or service.