In the old days, politicians could always put forward some economist who had discovered a Keynesian “multiplier” to justify more boondoggle spending. Nowadays, “science” is the magic word used to justify any and every restriction on American freedom.
https://mises.org/wire/hacksawing-economy-how-lockdowns-are-tradition-civil-war-surgeons
https://mises.org/wire/hacksawing-economy-how-lockdowns-are-tradition-civil-war-surgeons
In the old days, politicians could always put forward some economist who had discovered a Keynesian “multiplier” to justify more boondoggle spending. Nowadays, “science” is the magic word used to justify any and every restriction on American freedom.
https://mises.org/wire/hacksawing-economy-how-lockdowns-are-tradition-civil-war-surgeons