To the Editor:
The word most utilized in the advertising world is free. Buy one, get one free; free shipping; try it for free or return it free. We are inundated daily in every form of media with this barrage.
Baby boomers grew up under the tutelage of their Depression-era parents learning that nothing is free, but hard work will get you the things you desire. Two subsequent generations have grown up in a more liberal society seeing government transfer wealth from the working class to provide for those in…
March 2, 2016
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