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Boudreaux on Dionne, Materialism, and Capitalism

Boudreaux on Dionne, Materialism, and Capitalism

I take a lot of my inspiration for public writing, blogging, etc. from George Mason University’s Don Boudreaux. Over the last several years, Professor Boudreaux has waged a prolific letter-writing campaign for economic literacy. Here’s an excellent example in which he dissects the claim that capitalism is too materialistic. I plan to incorporate some of his insights into my discussion of “common objections to capitalism” at Mises U.

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