Surprise, Surprise. Government Capital Stock Is Deteriorating

Tags: The Entrepreneur, Socialism

07/02/2026 William L. Anderson

Despite the eternal promises of members of Congress, government office space is rapidly deteriorating. Unfortunately, Congress has no plans to deal with the problem. All of this is easily explained by Austrian economics.

Original article: https://mises.org/mises-wire/surprise-surprise-government-capital-stock-deteriorating

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