Comments on: An Unstimulating Idea http://www.thefreemanonline.org/columns/perspective/perspective-an-unstimulating-idea/ Ideas on Liberty Wed, 15 Feb 2012 02:51:35 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: Cari Beth http://www.thefreemanonline.org/columns/perspective/perspective-an-unstimulating-idea/comment-page-1/#comment-52831 Cari Beth Tue, 27 Dec 2011 05:34:51 +0000 http://www.thefreemanonline.org/uncategorized/perspective-an-unstimulating-idea/#comment-52831 Sheldon wrote, "Most people still believe the economy is a vehicle and the government the driver, precisely adjusting the gas pedal and brake as needed." Very true, and a big reason for this is because most people are taught at school and college that the purpose of the government is to fix what goes wrong in our lives. You could say that the government has, intentionally or not, created its own demand. Sheldon wrote, “Most people still believe the economy is a vehicle and the government the driver, precisely adjusting the gas pedal and brake as needed.”

Very true, and a big reason for this is because most people are taught at school and college that the purpose of the government is to fix what goes wrong in our lives.

You could say that the government has, intentionally or not, created its own demand.

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