Pillar # 2
...ight of the fact that the government is at all dependent and see it as more of a dictating power of many important officials. This misinterpretation of power can make people think that there really is such thing as a free lunch when the reality is that everything given to the people must first come from the people. There is a flow chart that should or may exist that would show an arrow going from the people to the government and from the government back to the people. Government is never a source of goods. Of course, a good can be provided free to an individual or group if others foot the bill. But this merely Shifts the costs; it does not reduce them. Politicians often speak of “free education,” “free education,” “free healthcare,” or “free housing”. This terminology is deceptive. None of these things can be provided free. Scarce resources are requ...