The first lesson of economics is scarcity: there is never enough of anything to satisfy all those who want it. The first lesson of politics is to disregard the first lesson of economics. – Thomas Sowell
Ah, politics – the ancient and mystical art of convincing people that 2 + 2 can, in fact, equal 5 if you just believe hard enough.
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