Let's start with the intrinsic value of the marginal person. I would suggest with a planetary population of billions each added person is negative. We don’t want then.

More important than doing nothing is consuming nothing.

Freedom is just another word for nothing left to lose. Anyone with anything or anyone they care about is not free.

Yes, we need to make able people work. They consume goods and services and use the common infrastructure so they need to give something back.

TEK