The following excerpt is from The Politically Incorrect Guide to Capitalism (2007) by Robert P. Murphy:
- Admit that government "solutions" are the problem.
- Have faith that human beings can interact peacefully, and that economic blessings are available for all.
- Surrender to the fact that certain social ills cannot be eradiated by force or political “will.”
- Ask yourself. “D0 I want to advocate self-sufficiency and voluntary means, or do I want to look to politicians every time I d0n’t like something?"
- Survey the past record of governments when it comes to economic "planning" or other alleged improvements.
- Learn to look for the hidden costs of government intervention rather, than the superficial benefits.
- Understand the role of market prices. and why tampering with them interferes with the job they have to perform.
- Study history. Examine whether governments that violated private property rights stayed out of their citizens' other affairs.
- Before condemning a market outcome as unjust, first understand why it occurs.
- Study other "spontaneous" social institutions. such as language and science, where no one is “in charge" and yet the outcome is quite orderly.
- When politicians propose a new program, remember how much they said it would cost at the outset. Compare that number to the actual amount spent.
- Go through the newspaper and discover how government meddling causes or exacerbates the conflict in virtually every story.
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