Mises v. the Green-Eyed Monster

11/03/2003 Mises Wire Mises.org

A classic from 1987, by Bradley Miller, now online: “Mises vs the Green-Eyed Monster”:

Anti-capitalists blame capitalism for all the vulgar and vacuous products that enchant the masses. They might have at least a small point if (1) they were themselves fit to decide what the masses should buy, (2) noncapitalist nations had higher levels of culture, or (3) the vulgarities and vacuities of capitalism prevented quality from being produced.

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