When I think of economic rights, it's hard to not think about FDR's proposed, but never implemented, Economic Bill of Rights:
- The right to a useful and remunerative job in the industries or shops or farms or mines of the nation;
- The right to earn enough to provide adequate food and clothing and recreation;
- The right of every farmer to raise and sell his products at a return which will give him and his family a decent living;
- The right of every businessman, large and small, to trade in an atmosphere of freedom from unfair competition and domination by monopolies at home or abroad;
- The right of every family to a decent home;
- The right to adequate medical care and the opportunity to achieve and enjoy good health;
- The right to adequate protection from the economic fears of old age, sickness, accident, and unemployment;
- The right to a good education.
I think these are fundamental rights in any modern, post-industrial society. The longer these rights are denied, the worse the fallout will be.
The billionaire space race is just slapping us in the face with wealth inequality. It's obscene.
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