Today’s major scapegoats are lawyers. They are blamed for the litigation explosion and, once again, politicians and bureaucrats come to the rescue by offering solutions that involve ever-more government – such as caps on liability settlements. But lawyers are merely taking advantage of the laws and regulations that make lawsuits possible – the Americans with Disabilities Act, EPA regulations, discrimination laws, and so on. The problem is no more that we have too many lawyers than it is that we have too many businessmen or doctors. As always, it’s a problem of too much government. Harry Browne
Author and Investment Advisor