Mises Wire
Author:
Peter T. Calcagno
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Krugman seems to think that the French are better off overall because they work less and spend more time with their families. He grants that this makes them poorer but “to the extent that the French have less income than we do, it’s mainly a matter of choice.” Not really. Krugman must believe that we need government to tell us to spend time with