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The Middle Class.

03-Feb-11

http://shinyfastandloud.com/?cat=27 Teapartiers and Ron Paul types talk of a minimalist government whose sole function is the protection of basic rights; everything else, they say, is not a concern of government.  But all governments throughout history have had another role, which is not protective so much as promotive: government favors some things and cultivates them.  This is […]