Capitalism, justice and equal starts

Abstract

The paper argues that although the unfettered private property rights characteristic of capitalism cannot be grounded in a foundational principle prohibiting coercion as such, They can be grounded in one prescribing equal liberty. This principle shown to imply each person’s entitlement to both self-Ownership and an equal share of natural resource value. The latter could be interpreted as a one-Off start-Up payment upon attainment of the age of majority.