The Dangerous Seduction of ‘Free’

The Dangerous Seduction of ‘Free’

Student Loan Bailout (left) (Photo by David McNew-Getty Images) and Medicare for All Sign (Photo by JIM WATSON-AFP-Getty Images).JPG By offering all sorts of freebies to various constituencies, Bernie Sanders has positioned himself as the true-believing socialist in the Democratic race (even though he’s actually a member of the “top-1 percent”).

But he has plenty of competition. Kamala Harris and Elizabeth Warren are strong competitors in the free-lunch Olympics, and most of the rest of the candidates are saying “me, too” as well.

Assuming these candidates get a warm reception, this is a worrisome development.Part of America’s superior societal capital is […]

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