A properly functioning free market system does not spring spontaneously from society's soil as crabgrass springs from suburban … - George Will

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George Will

A properly functioning free market system does not spring spontaneously from society's soil as crabgrass springs from suburban lawns. Rather, it is a complex creation of laws and mores. . . Capitalism is a government program.

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No matter how deeply you distrust the government's judgment, you are too trusting.

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