Human prosperity, contrary to the beliefs of those fanatically obsessed with viewing the government as a savior of humanity, is not guaranteed. For the vast majority of its existence, mankind was impoverished, only recently experiencing unprecedented levels of prosperity and flourishing. This recent state of affairs is not guaranteed to go on forever; its growth could be halted or it could regress the world back to widespread impoverishment if given the right circumstances.Such conflict manifests itself most clearly in the choice between a capitalist or a socialist society. Should society be organized around a system of voluntary transactions guided by the tool of economic calculation? Or, perhaps, should it be rigidly dictated by the arbitrary rulings of a small group of designated

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