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We Are All Central Planners Now

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MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 2024
You are never dedicated to something you have complete confidence in. No one is fanatically shouting that the sun is going to rise tomorrow. They know it’s going to rise tomorrow. When people are fanatically dedicated to political or religious faiths or any other kinds of dogmas or goals, it’s always because these dogmas or goals are in doubt.
– Robert M. Pirsig

HORNBERGER’S BLOG
September 16, 2024
We Are All Central Planners Now
No matter how one comes out on who won the presidential debate between Donald Trump and Kamala Harris, one thing is crystal clear: Hardly anyone questions whether the president and the federal government should be managing the economy. It’s now just a given that such is the case. Oh sure, there are differences of opinion on how the economy should be run. There …
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