Government Full of Economic Illiterates
Burning to make the same mistakes again
A young professional that my firm occasionally contracts recently graduated from law school and is preparing to take the February Bar Exam. During our discussions he shared a terrifying revelation with which small government advocates like me are all too familiar. In a class discussion on discrimination and "human rights," fellow classmates were suggesting solutions to systemic discriminatory practices. The solutions proffered shocked the student, not only because they were contrary to his political beliefs, but also because they were devoid of economic truth. The student's terror became even more real when he realized the singular truth that all proponents of limited government come to know: These people will be working for the federal government one day and running my life. God help us all.
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