>66% of 500 biz execs believed their company was dependent on government-granted special privileges. The more they believed that, the more likely they were to “believe in free markets” and also to believe that “governments should favor specific firms.” https://www.mercatus.org/system/files/mitchell-culture-favoritism-mercatus-special-study-v1.pdf …
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Replying to @Meaningness
The more that biz execs believe their company is dependent on govt-granted special privileges, the more they deceive themselves and voters by advocating "free markets” and pretending that their privilege is not the result of hard work in currying/mantaining Govt favor. Surprise?
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Replying to @Tokyo_Tom
Not surprised! Nice to see a careful study corroborating it now
8:12 PM - 27 Mar 2019
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