Economic Interpretation of the Constitution of the United StatesCharles Beard
Economic Interpretation of the Constitution of the United States
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also worth a read is "An Economic Interpretation of the Constitution of the United States" by Charles Beard which examines how the personal financial interests of the founding fathers shaped the constitution
on “The Anti-Federalist Papers” ↗…here as an economic concentrate and multiplier. Treating them as infallible gods who were uncompromisingly dedicated to the public good holds our country back from what it could be. I'd recommend An Economic Interpretation of the Constitution of the United States by Charles A. Beard as a introduction into how the constitution was designed to reinforce the power structures holding up the people who wrote it.
on “Female Founder Secrets: Men Clamming Up” ↗…keeping states from taxing the flow of goods or interfering with contracts. Every framer of the constitution belonged to at least one of these groups, and they benefited when it was ratified. The book An Economic Interpretation of the Constitution of the United States by Charles Beard goes into great detail on this. It's out of copyright and freely available online: https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/An_Economic_Interpretation_of...
on “The United States’ Unamendable Constitution” ↗