Jerry Bowyer is our resident economist here at FaithFi and the president of Bowyer Research He's also the author of The Maker and the Takers What Jesus Really Said About Social Justice and Economics Fans of the story might remember this exchange Scrooge My taxes help support the public institutions which I've mentioned and they cost enough Those who are badly off must go there Portly Gentleman Many can't go there and many would rather die Scrooge If they had rather die perhaps they had better do so and decrease the surplus population Portly Gentleman Surely you don't mean that
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