This being Labor day, a meaning of proper meaning of labor:
That idea, of course, is the principle that hard work toward a meaningful goal is:
- Necessary to the success of not only the individual, but the community
- A cornerstone of both prosperity and individual freedom
- A reward in and of itself
Without work there is no food, no shelter, no clothing, and – in the long run – no survival. But it’s more than just keeping one person or one family of hunter gatherers alive. The lowliest animal works and, with luck, manages to stay alive, breed and pass on its genes to the next generation. Man works not only for himself, but as part of a larger vision, building a community, a region, a nation. When that impetus to work fails, not only do the individuals remove themselves from the path to prosperity, but the larger community weakens. And traditionally, when large numbers of people fall off the productivity bandwagon and become reliant upon the state to provide what they themselves are not contributing to, the state eventually fails.
– Jazz Shaw, blogger, Hot Air
Simply, when too many people are in the cart and not helping to push or pull the cart, the cart (community) stops.
