Our Oligarchs Can Thank James Madison

Tags: Big Government, U.S. History

05/02/2014 Ryan McMaken

Recent research has shown that the United States government functions to benefit wealthy interests while ignoring the average citizen, writes Ryan McMaken. This audio version of the Mises Daily is narrated by Clay Barnett.

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