The Permissive system entitles individuals to a subsistence income simply for existing as a human. The Puritan system requires that people at least be willing to contribute to society in order to receive a subsistence income. An Individualist believes each person owns his own life, the fruits of his labor, and his property. No one may deprive him of these property rights. At this point it is important to define what money is.
Money is an exchange of value.
Money has value because it represents labor, or value, one has created but not yet used. Money in my pocket is what I have created but not yet consumed. Govier says no. She questions the very idea of causality. If A discovers a cure for AIDS, it surely was not solely a product of A .