"An economist says that essentially more for you is less for me, but the lover knows that more for you is more for me, too."

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These days, however, the main problem comes from the right - from conservatives who, unlike most economists, really do think that the free market is always right - to such an extent that they refuse to believe even the most overwhelming scientific evidence if it seems to suggest a justification for government action.

— Paul Krugman