Markets, Not Economists, Will Help the Economy

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Keynsian economists think they are smarter than the market. That's why we are in so much trouble now-- because by and large our politicians have believed them. Now we've got Obama's posse of "economic experts", who talk about about "saving and creating" jobs, while at the same time advocating that the government raise marginal tax rates and capital gains taxes and increase regulation of businesses. Does that sound smart to you? Wouldn't it be better for 300 million individuals, each acting in his or her own best interest, to determine what happens to our economy?

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