A classic from Jonah Goldberg from 2008, more relevant today…
Capitalism is the greatest system ever created for alleviating general human misery, and yet it breeds ingratitude.
Read more at: http://www.nationalreview.com/article/225186/spoiled-children-capitalism-jonah-goldberg
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http://www.aei.org/publication/everything-is-amazing-right-now-and-nobody-is-happy-or-americans-forget-how-good-they-have-it/