Government programs didn’t arise because the people demanded them or because the free market was unable to provide needed services. They arose because the politicians found them to be a convenient way to buy votes with other people’s money, a convenient way to enlarge their own power, a convenient way to reward their political cronies, and a convenient way to keep people dependent on government.

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Themes

  • Freedom — The value of liberty, independence, and self-determination
  • Politics — Governance, civic duty, and the structures of power

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