Is there any private wealth creation in the US without government involvement? I've heard stories of Henry Ford copying the idea of assembly lines from civil war ideas where the government was involved in the assembly of rifles. Sam Walton copying ideas of supply chain management done by universities, Bill Gate benefiting from research done at universities, and CMOS technology developed with government assistance to RCA . I suppose farmers owe their success to government price controls, and the the list goes on. Is it fair to say anybody who creates anything, owes their success in part to the government?
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