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Related Topics Richard Epstein Versus Elizabeth Warren
http://www.futureofcapitalism.com/2012/01/richard-epstein-versus-elizabeth-warren
In his latest column, libertarian law professor Richard Epstein sets his sights on Elizabeth Warren, a law professor who is running for U.S. Senate in Massachusetts as a Democrat against Scott Brown, the Republican incumbent. Professor Epstein takes apart Professor Warren's statement that "There is nobody in this country who got rich on his own. Nobody. You built a factory out there—good for you! But I want to be clear. You moved your goods to market on the roads the rest of us paid for. You hired workers the rest of us paid to educate. You were safe in your factory because of police forces and fire forces that the rest of us paid for. You didn't have to worry that marauding bands would come and seize everything at your factory, and hire someone to protect against this, because of the work the rest of us did." Writes Professor Epstein:
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