Special report | The future
However justified, more government intervention risks being counterproductive
It is time to reassert the case for less state intrusion
ON THE SURFACE business has seldom had it so good. Profits and share prices are near record levels. Pandemic-relief packages have involved little arm-twisting by governments, and lots of corporate welfare. Megadeals are at an all-time high in America and plentiful elsewhere. What’s not to like?
This article appeared in the Special report section of the print edition under the headline “The liberal fightback”
From the January 15th 2022 edition
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