The Foundation for Economic Education (FEE) is proud to partner with Young America’s Foundation (YAF) to produce “Clichés of Progressivism,” a series of insightful commentaries covering topics of free enterprise, income inequality, and limited government. See the index of the published chapters here.
Cliché # 47 – “The Solution to Overpopulation Is Population Control” by Dr. Walter Williams was brought to my attention yesterday and I read it last night. Suffice it to say it's just brilliant.
Dr. Williams tells us:
"Ponder the following question: Why is it that mankind today enjoys cell phones, computers, and airplanes but did not when King Louis XIV was alive? After all, the necessary physical resources to make cell phones, computers, and airplanes have always been around, even when cavemen walked the earth. There is only one reason we enjoy these goodies today but did not in past eras. It’s the growth in human knowledge, ingenuity, and specialization and trade — coupled with personal liberty and private property rights — that led to industrialization and betterment. In other words human beings are immensely valuable resources."
