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Three Basic Policies
3.
a capitalistic society, the economic driving
force is the people and not the government.
Therefore the
first basic principle is that the government should allow
the people to go about their various economic activities to
the best of their ability. The less interference and
control the better.
4.
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As it is private economic activity that creates
wealth, the less the government draws on their [Note :
meaning the private sector's] wealth, albeit for public
use, the better. Taxation must be kept low.
5.
Under the circumstances of private economic
development and low taxation, the economy will grow and, as
a result, public welfare [services] will grow in parallel.
Further elaboration of these three policies is
given below.
6.
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There should be little interference in Private Activities
This policy means that the protection of freedoms
must be emphasised including freedom of the person, of
speech, of the press, of assembly, of association, to join
trade unions, of correspondence, of travel, of movement,
of strike, of demonstration, of choice of occupation, of
academic research, of belief, inviolability of the home, the
freedom to marry and the right to raise a family freely.
These rights are specified in detail in Section XIII of Annex
1 to the Joint Declaration.
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