This Terry Savage column has been posted lost of places in the past few days. But his wrath at little girls giving away their lemonade instead of selling it, is such a shining example of free-market fundamentalism taken to its most absurd conclusions. An excerpt:
The kids are learning from the society around them. No one has ever taught them there's no free lunch -- and all they see is "free," not the result of hard work, and saving, and scrimping.
If that's what America's children think -- that there's a free lunch waiting -- then our country has larger problems ahead. The Declaration of Independence promised "life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness." It didn't promise anything free. Something to think about this July 4th holiday weekend.
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