The greatness of the United States of America has come along a twisting and bumpy path. Fundamentally, it has traveled on the wheels of private enterprise, freedom to pursue one’s dreams without heavy restraint from government, for the most part.
When government has interjected itself, with a heavy hand, unintended results opposite to intentions have happened. Our economic destiny, as the world’s greatest economy, has been achieved by a capitalistic rich environment and a law-based system of unprecedented freedom for individuals and business enterprises.
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