“In general, if any branch of trade, or any division of labour, be advantageous to the public,” wrote economist Adam Smith in 1776, “the freer and more general the competition, it will always be the more so.”
As Smith noticed, the promotion of free enterprise unleashes productivity. When entrepreneurs, workers, and businesses are permitted to operate with minimal interference from regulators, high degrees of innovation tend to follow.
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