Week #14 Commentary

a.
sumptuary society is different from Puritanism
some consumption like education, environment protection is innocuous
the author advocates parity price (a kind of price floor), tariff, price ceiling, domestic implicit taxes

b.
Can people live freely without law if everyone follows their instincts?
How does law restrict people in sumptuary society?
Is a sumptuary society just about social justice and responsibility?

c.
The article talks about sumptuary society which contains a series of strict rules that restrict people from the luxury, and sumptuary society is different from Puritanism. It is absolutely right that no one should consume any resources at any amount as he or she wishes because the laws in sumptuary society prevent him or her from that. People have to decide and make choice on whatever they value most.