History Is On The Side Of The

The Widely Accepted Assertion That, Only If You Let Markets Be Will Everyone Be Paid Correctly And Thus Fairly, According To His Worth, Is A Myth. Only When We Part With This Myth And Grasp The Political Nature Of The Market And The Collective Nature Of Individual Productivity Will We Be Able To Build A More Just Society In Which Historical Legacies And Collective Actions, And Not Just Individual Talents And Efforts, Are Properly Taken Into Account In Deciding How To Reward People.

People 'over-produce' Pollution Because They Are Not Paying For The Costs Of Dealing With It.

Financial Markets Need To Become Less, Not More, Efficient.

It's Not Just About The Current Economic Environment. History Shows That Slashing Budgets Always Leads To Recession.

It Takes Time And Experience To Absorb New Technologies, So Technologically Backward Producers Need A Period Of Protection From International Competition During This Period Of Learning. Such Protection Is Costly, Because The Country Is Giving Up The Chance To Import Better And Cheaper Products. However, It Is A Price That Has To Be Paid If It Wants To Develop Advanced Industries.