Who First Said the US is 'An Insurance Company with an Army'?
From Economists View
January 17, 2013 - 5:29pm
Underbelly Buce does some digging: The Holland Principle: Who first said that the US government is "an insurance company with an army." Paul Krugman often gets the credit, but he says it is not original with him: "this isn't original"...
January 17, 2013 - 5:29pm
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