Birka's Theorem:
Love of Money is a Virtue
- Given: Money is an agent which facilitates voluntary trade.
- Voluntary trade causes each party to gain something which is of higher value to him or her than what was given up in the trade.
- Money is the facilitator of mutual gain.
- Mutual gain improves the quality of life.
- Money improves the quality of life.
- To love money is to love the improvement of life.
- Love of the improvement of life is a good and admirable quality.
- Love of money is a good and admirable quality.
- Given: By definition, Virtue is a good or admirable quality or property.
- Love of money is a virtue.
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