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Government Cannot Create Wealth

This entry is part 8 of 10 in the series Proper Role of Government (by Ezra Taft Benson)

Students of history know that no governement in the history of mankind has ever created any wealth. People who work create wealth. James R. Evans, in his inspiring book, “The Glorious Quest” gives this simple illustration of legalized plunder: “Assume, … Continue reading

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The Nature Of Legal Plunder

This entry is part 9 of 10 in the series Proper Role of Government (by Ezra Taft Benson)

Listen to Bastiat’s explanation of this “legal plunder.” “When a portion of wealth is tranferred from the person who owns it – without his consent and without compensation, and whether by force or by fraud – to anyone who does … Continue reading

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