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IN FAVOR OF FREE MARKETS
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By P.J. O'Rourke
Intro paragraph In my “Letter From the Editor” this month, I present a problem: Kids today don’t believe in free markets. Or, anyway, they aren’t pious believers. They’re market skeptics, market agnostics, even market atheists. But I don’t present a solution... How do we show these kids the “Truth and the Way”? I don’t present a solution because I don’t have one. Asking me to change the economic beliefs of youngsters is like asking me to be a missionary converting heathens. I would so be in the cannibals’ pot. Either that or I’d wind up joining the fun and donating my church organist to the feast. I’m a sociable fellow.
But I lack the power of persuasion. Now, don’t get me wrong – I’m good at arguing. I love to argue. What I’m not any good at is convincing... convincing anyone about anything. I know this from lifelong experience with my wife, children, dogs, employers, etc. We all get along fine – but that doesn’t mean they think I’m right about anything. So you’ve got a kid. And this kid – for the good of the nation and for his/her/they’s material well-being – needs to get religion about the free market... Don’t call on me. I’d come over and cut loose with some wisecracking rant that would just push your youngster to the left of Che
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