Difference between revisions of "Freedom From the Market: America’s Fight to Liberate Itself from the Grip of the Invisible Hand"
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| + | “When citizens declare that health care is a human right, they are making a stand against market dependency.” | ||
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| + | Excerpt From: Mike Konczal. “Freedom from the Market: America’s Fight to Liberate Itself from the Grip of the Invisible Hand.” Apple Books. | ||
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| + | “Health care should go to those who are sick, not those who are sick and who also happen to have money. That market must be suppressed in favor of publicly provided health care.” | ||
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| + | Excerpt From: Mike Konczal. “Freedom from the Market: America’s Fight to Liberate Itself from the Grip of the Invisible Hand.” Apple Books. | ||
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| + | “This book argues that true freedom requires keeping us free from the market. In some places this will require the government to provide key services directly and universally, rather than requiring citizens to rely on the marketplace.” | ||
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| + | Excerpt From: Mike Konczal. “Freedom from the Market: America’s Fight to Liberate Itself from the Grip of the Invisible Hand.” Apple Books. | ||
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