CCC 2436

It is unjust not to pay the social security contributions required by legitimate authority. Unemployment almost always wounds its victim's dignity and threatens the equilibrium of his life. Besides the harm done to him personally, it entails many risks for his family. Cf. LE 18.

Read the full chapter 2. You Shall Love Your Neighbor as Yourself ¶2196–2557

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