I really do dislike the word “free”. There are things that are things economists refer to as “free at the point of transaction” (gov’t schools, public parks, roads, Welfare checks, etc), but these are far from being “free” for the taxpayer.
I really do dislike the word “free”. There are things that are things economists refer to as “free at the point of transaction” (gov’t schools, public parks, roads, Welfare checks, etc), but these are far from being “free” for the taxpayer.