Read “Utopia” by Saint Thomas More. What is the use of such criticisms of what we would now call “market economics,” given that the principles of scarcity and competition were already rather profoundly entrenched even in More’s day?

The purpose of the criticism is to show how European and other systems based on the scarcity index of value are conspiracies of wealthy individuals. Such societies claim to serve the common welfare of their people. However, the objective of the rich is to increase their wealth since they are motivatedby pride and greed.

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