| theprof00 said: But the problem I have with that is say we make a contract to make 1,000,000 burgers and so to fulfill the contract I need to buy 500 steers more than I have. Then you cancel when I have the steers and now I have 1000 steers that I can't sell to anyone. How is that then enforceable by law? Who satisfies me upon your breach? |
That was a huge risk you made. There was no way you could confirm whether or not the other party was even able to provide you with 1,000,000 burgers. What if their business was on the brink of collapse and crashed right after you made the contract? But let's assume it was a reasonable economic decision and you make your case. By claiming that the other party must provide you with 1,000,000 burgers, you are claiming ownership of that/those person(s.) They are your indentured servants until they provide to you burgers or the equivalent thereof. That can't be the case though, because we are born as owners of ourselves and can't transfer ownership over ourselves to others. So legally, unless you believe slavery/indentured servitude is morally justifiable, there is no case to enforce that contract. Yes, you are out of luck because of your poor decision, but that doesn't give you the right to enslave another human being or group of human beings for a period of time because of a promise they'd made to you. If this were true, then all people who sell their labor would be enslaved by their employers because they can't break their end of the contract whenver they wish to.
