Thomas DiLorenzo – Government Lies lewrockwell.com

False advertising in the free market rarely pays. In fact, it can cause a business to incur serious losses or go bankrupt. This is because customers who are told that their hot dog is made of 100% beef and then discover that it is really made of soybeans once they bite into it will not likely repeat their mistake. Moreover, every time such customers hear or read one of the ads by the fraudulent hot dog salesman, they will be reminded that they were swindled. They will be motivated to tell their friends and neighbors about it, and the swindler will then receive his just financial desserts. He will not have many repeat customers, the lifeblood of any successful business.