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Quote from Robert Higgs,


"But politicians who talk about failed policies are just blowing smoke. Government policies succeed in doing exactly what they are supposed to do: channeling resources bilked from the general public to politically organized and influential interests groups."


By:

Robert Higgs (more quotes by Robert Higgs or books by/about Robert Higgs)


(1944- ) American economic historian, economist of the Austrian School

Source:

The Myth of “Failed” Policies, The Free Market, June 1995.

Categories:

Politics, Government, Theft, Influence

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