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John Tomasi on Free Market Fairness

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The Limits of Self-Authorship

We need to work out philosophically together about what exactly the boundaries of self-authorship are that are respected by economic liberty. Money is a working, not just the right to decide which occupation you pursue but also a pretty substantial right to decide the terms in which one works for oneself. I think people should be able to decide for themselves what wages they're willing to work for and on what terms. And regarding the minimum wage that you mentioned, I'm just skeptical of the idea that people should be constrained in that way.

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