The Tale of Two Invisible Hands

Tags: Austrian Economics Overview

04/30/2011 Mark Thornton

Most Americans do not know what the source of wealth is and they don’t know what causes economic problems. Self-interest promotes the general interest of society. The invisible hand can deliver all. The coercive hand of government destroys all.

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

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