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Inertia in Government and Military Spending

By Dan Tow • Jan 12th, 2009 • Category: Politics, Worth A Second Look

Over a year ago, in Habit’s Impact on Freedom, I discussed ways that habit and custom constrain our freedom, sometimes harmfully, and sometimes in constructive ways, but generally in ways that are independent of governments. Today, I would like to discuss in particular how habit tends to constrain governments, especially regarding the size of military [...]