El estado/gobierno NO crea prosperidad

No sé cuántas veces lo dijimos por acá, en castellano, en inglés y creo que hasta en francés. Hay quienes entran a cargarnos por repetir siempre lo mismo. Vale la pena seguir machacando, en una de esas en algún momento les termina de entrar en la cabeza:

Politicians say they create jobs, but they really don't. Or rather, they rarely create productive jobs. Government has no money of its own. All it does is take resources from one group and give them to another. The pharaohs might have claimed they created work when they ordered that pyramids be built, but think how much richer (and freer) the Egyptians would have been if they'd been allowed to pursue their own interests.

It's individuals in the marketplace who create real jobs—when they have the protection of life and property under the rule of law.

Economic freedom is the key. The theory couldn't be more clear, and at this late date in human history, it shouldn't be necessary to rehearse the abundant evidence. Look at the various indexes that correlate economic freedom with economic growth. The healthiest economies are those with the most economic freedom.