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To: Time4Atlas2Shrug

Assuming you are a Rand fan...

Do Objectivists believe that no monetary transaction can ever be immoral in itself, so long as the cash value equals the return? Specifically, I mean this in reference to "selling out"- such as one's values and heritage.

I suppose the question also applies to anything from spying and treason to civil liability claims for things like murder and manslaughter. If the price is right, then there is no right to complain?


27 posted on 01/23/2006 9:45:25 PM PST by SteveMcKing
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To: SteveMcKing

Huh?

Well I'll do my best to decipher what I believe to be the meaning of your statement and respond to it.

No monetary transaction is immoral in itself. A transaction is a contract, and if you are willing to engage in an action that puts a pricetag on your values and another is willing to accept that price, then you have engaged in self sabotage.

But I have no idea what you are getting at.


32 posted on 01/23/2006 10:01:30 PM PST by Time4Atlas2Shrug (Use them bootstraps, cowboy.)
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