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Archive Home > 2008 > December > 21 > Don’t be fooled, Americans; the invisible hand isn’t there

Don’t be fooled, Americans; the invisible hand isn’t there

By Matt Orr / The Bulletin
December 21, 2008

Throughout history, humans have invented benign-sounding slogans to rationalize bad behavior — catchy phrases like “trickle-down economics” (so the rich can get richer) and “democratizing Iraq” (so over-militarized oil gluttons can pig out).

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