Why You Shouldn't Trust the Bureaucrats

Why You Shouldn’t Trust the Bureaucrats

Tags: Big Government, Democracy, Politics, Progressivism

06/22/2026 George Ford Smith

Progressive elites insist that we “trust our government” when they are in control, but why should we? In fact, we should no more trust government than Charlie Brown should have trusted Lucy to hold the football.

Original article: https://mises.org/mises-wire/why-you-shouldnt-trust-bureaucrats

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