Mises Daily
Author:
Loyd S. Pettegrew
Carol A. Vance
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The Opportunity Costs of “Free” P.J. O’Rourke once quipped, “If you think health care is expensive now, wait until you see what it costs when it’s free.” The truth behind O’Rourke’s humor is the opportunity cost of “political free.” Even relatively bright people who have never studied economics realize that behind the government’s redistribution