In the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, Don Boudreaux has an excellent article on the insights of Frederic Bastiat on the “unseen” aspects of economics. The whole thing is worth a read. But Don focuses very much on negative unseen consequences. I want to share a positive case:
I have a cat. And, like every other cat owner in the world, I think my cat is the absolute best. She is the first “real” pet I ever had (I had a few fish growing up and a gecko my first year living away from my parents). So, until I was 25, I never knew the joy of life with a pet.
I can honestly say my life is better off with my cat in it. She has been a constant companion to me since the first day I adopted her, bringing me comfort when my grandparents died and cheering me up when I…
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