Capitalism Is Life Itself

Tags: Free Markets

04/30/2011 Jeffrey A. Tucker

The fate of the consumer is the fate of civilization itself. Every person influences what is done with the world’s resources. Call it consumerism. Call it free society. Call it capitalism. It works for people.

A high school seminar in Auburn, Alabama; 29 April 2011. Sponsored by Dr. Don W. Printz.

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