“The greatest trick politicians ever pulled was convincing people that the free market caused problems that were actually created by government intervention”

“The greatest trick politicians ever pulled was convincing people that the free market caused problems that were actually created by government intervention” was posted on X/Twitter by Connor Boyack 📚 on April 16, 2025. The saying was put on an image on Instagram by tuttletwins on December 2, 2025.
 
The saying means that the “free market” is often blamed by the very politicians who have created government interventions, preventing it from being “free.”
 
 
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Connor Boyack 📚
@cboyack
The greatest trick politicians ever pulled was convincing people that the free market caused problems that were actually created by government intervention.
3:41 PM · Apr 16, 2025
 
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Bobby Easterly
April 16, 2025 at 3:44 PM ·
The greatest trick politicians ever pulled was convincing people that the free market caused problems that were actually created by government intervention.
 
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tuttletwins
December 2, 2025
(“The greatest trick politicians ever pulled was convincing people that the free market caused problems that were actually created by government intervention” is shown on an image. Connor Boyack is credited.—ed.)