Benefits Quote by Joel Miller

“Markets help people pursue their happiness more efficiently and effectively. Because they are so effective, markets provide benefits right here and right now, even while government is busy batching the protection of happiness.”

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Bureaucracies typically move slowly, clumsily, and without much regard for the wants and needs of the people they supposedly serve.

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As government increases in quantity, our lives decrease in quality.

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Instead of doing more badly, government should focus on doing less well.

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The only way to effectively secure the common good is for the government to remain small.

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