That time Bono realized the free market and commerce help people more than the redistribution of money

That time Bono realized the free market and commerce help people more than the redistribution of money


It’s the Fourth of July, and (most) Americans are using the occasion to celebrate our great country and the blessings of liberty that we enjoy through the efforts and sacrifices of those who came before us.

It is also a good time to appreciate how the system of (mostly) free markets contributed to the constant improvement and growth of the U.S. and got us to the remarkable place we are now.

‘Actually, you know, you go to the developing world and jobs are the most dignifying thing that you could offer somebody. Because people have work, they can sort out their own problems.’

Enter an unlikely hero to our story: Bono, the lead singer of U2.

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Now you might say, “Isn’t that the jerk who is

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