Note 178 — Chapter XVIII
Reading edition
Answering the question "How Much is a Man Worth?" Professor Carver states the following axioms:
"The value of a man equals his production minus his consumption."
"His economic success equals his acquisition minus his consumption."
"When his acquisition equals his production then his economic success equals his value."
"It is the duty of the state to make each man's acquisition equal his production. That is justice."
Of course, "production" is here used in a broad sense, to mean the real social value of the services rendered, and not merely the present exchange value of the services, or the goods produced.