All varieties of interference with the market phenomena not only fail …

Ludwig von Mises
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All varieties of interference with the market phenomena not only fail to achieve the ends aimed at by their authors and supporters, but bring about a state of affairs which - from the point of view of their authors and advocates valuations - is less desirable than the previous state of affairs which they were designed to alter. ✨ Ludwig Von Mises (1944). Bureaucracy
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