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Every government intervention [in the marketplace] creates unintended consequences, which lead to calls for further government interventions.

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Ludwig von Mises
Age: 92 †
Born: 1881
Born: September 29
Died: 1973
Died: October 10
Economist
Philosopher
University Teacher
Writer
Lemberg
Austria
Ludwig Heinrich Edler von Mises
Ludwig Heinrich Mises
Government
Interventions
Every
Marketplace
Intervention
Calls
Consequences
Creates
Consequence
Lead
Unintended

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