Economics: The Myth of Economic Equality

expansion of their central governmentrnand relinquished the rights of states,rncommunities, and individuals.rnSince this social transformation wasrnvoluntary (democratic government, atrnleast in theory, is controlled by the ballotrnbox), we must ask: Wliat would persuadernAmerican citizens to surrender theirrncherished freedoms, heritage, and institutions?rnThe answer lies in the geireralrnbody of myths . . .