Why Politicians Are Always Getting Filthy Rich

By Chris Rossini

As the great Ludwig von Mises proclaimed: "Human life is an unceasing sequence of single actions."

That's what we do, all day and every day....we act. Every one of our actions has a purpose in mind. They each have a desired end that we have chosen to (at least attempt to) achieve.

Every end that an individual chooses, he chooses because, from his point of view, he believes it will improve his situation. He prefers it to his current situation, otherwise he would not act. It...