tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20077444.post3914243094708753716..comments2024-03-26T04:21:43.535-05:00Comments on Free Association: TGIF: Obama's Economics LessonSheldon Richmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15672237234580563637noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20077444.post-56876544195836999422011-06-22T08:37:25.819-05:002011-06-22T08:37:25.819-05:00Sheldon, I've been following your work for yea...Sheldon, I've been following your work for years, and I feel this is one of your best. Two quotes in particular are ideas that are underrepresented among the general public, and would like to see them presented to more of a mass audience:<br /><br />"Our desire for goods and services (including leisure services) is essentially limitless."<br /><br />"...the point of an economic system is consumption not employment."<br /><br />The implications from these two simple statements alone slays most of the common objections to the notion of a free market. I think if people understood those two concepts we would all be much better off.MarkZnoreply@blogger.com