The character of Milo Minderbinder is one of the greatest satires of laissez-faire capitalism ever created. "In a democracy, the government is the people," Mil

The character of Milo Minderbinder is one of the greatest satires of laissez-faire capitalism ever created. "In a democracy, the government is the people," Milo explained. "We’re people, aren’t we? So we might just as well keep the money and eliminate the middleman. Frankly, I’d like to see the government get out of war altogether and leave the whole field to private industry."