The reputations of Adam Smith, Jean-Baptiste Say, Joseph Schumpeter and Friedrich Hayek surpass that of a dyspeptic economist writing for the New York Times.

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They have all forgotten a founding tenet of economics that French economist Jean-Baptiste Say discovered in 1803: People supply what they demand.

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French economist Jean-Baptiste Say predicted 200 years ago what would go wrong: When caregivers make more money by providing more care, supply creates its own demand.

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