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It is the protection of our freedoms that gives us the opportunity to engage in commerce. Without those freedoms we would have no commerce. Take the extreme example of slavery. Slaves do not have any freedom and therefore can not partake in commerce because all of their possessions are owned by the master. Therefore government' primary objective (which the constitution codifies) is to safeguard our freedoms.

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Therefore government' primary objective (which the constitution codifies) is to safeguard our freedoms.

Freedom to do what, exactly? What do you do all day? I hope you don't just watch TV and respond to the ads that promise you a job if you "take our courses". I hope that you don't just tune in to the shopping channel and buy stuff that you don't need.

What do our freedoms enable us to do? Since we are all born with our freedoms as was stated by our founding fathers (unalienable rights) then are we not free to pursue whatever enterprise that our natural minds would enjoy?

What would you do? What have you done?

I have spent most of my waking life trying to make money in any honest way. What else am I supposed to do?

I could write books about how bad capitalism is. That would be an honest pursuit. It may or may not make me money. I could pray to the government to donate taxpayer money to my enterprise that seeks to somehow tackle societal problems. I could cheat the government by pretending to be something I am not and collect government money as many do. I could start a charitable organization and be blessed by the IRS for my efforts..., and have soooo many wealthy people with something that they call conscience give me the big thumbs up.