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	The poem is designed to illustrate how a wonderful invention, like a machine that can bake bread for under a penny, can run afoul of government regulation and bureaucracy.		The poem is designed to illustrate how a wonderful invention, like a machine that can bake bread for under a penny, can run afoul of government regulation and bureaucracy.

	The full version of the poem can be found on YouTube, recited by R.W. Grant.		The full version of the poem can be found on YouTube, recited by R.W. Grant.<BR />
			[[yt:YEPN8KBSoOg\|Part 1]] - [[yt:2j-7SuvUlJw\|Part 2]]

	In 1974, a group of students affiliated with World Research Inc. wrote their own book, also called the Incredible Bread Machine. The book includes an abbreviated version of the poem. Later a [[yt:ycGRERrGsMo\|film based on this book]] was created.		In 1974, a group of students affiliated with World Research Inc. wrote their own book, also called the Incredible Bread Machine. The book includes an abbreviated version of the poem. Later a [[yt:ycGRERrGsMo\|film based on this book]] was created.

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	Other mentions: [[76-03-B2]], [[76-18-A6]]		Other mentions: [[76-03-B2]], [[76-18-A6]]

	This Wiki's administrator, however, purchased a copy of the 1999 edition and was so taken by the topics discussed, he researched, wrote, and recorded 5 episodes of a COVID era podcast about it.		This Wiki's administrator, however, purchased a copy of the 1999 edition and was so taken by the topics discussed, he researched, wrote, and recorded 5 episodes of a COVID era podcast about it.<BR />
	[[IBM1Pod\|Part 1: The Laissez Faire Capitalism That Never Was]]<BR />		[[IBM1Pod\|Part 1: The Laissez Faire Capitalism That Never Was]]<BR />
	[[IBM2Pod\|Part 2: The Three Principles of Capitalism and the Free Society]]<BR />		[[IBM2Pod\|Part 2: The Three Principles of Capitalism and the Free Society]]<BR />

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The Incredible Bread Machine is a book originally written by R.W. Grant in 1966 and revised in 1999. It concludes with a poem, also by Grant, about Tom Smith and his Incredible Bread Machine.

The poem is designed to illustrate how a wonderful invention, like a machine that can bake bread for under a penny, can run afoul of government regulation and bureaucracy.

The full version of the poem can be found on YouTube, recited by R.W. Grant.

In 1974, a group of students affiliated with World Research Inc. wrote their own book, also called the Incredible Bread Machine. The book includes an abbreviated version of the poem. Later a [[yt:ycGRERrGsMo|film based on this book]] was created.

Their version of the book is [https://mises.org/library/book/incredible-bread-machine available as a PDF at the Mises Institute].

Reagan's several Radio Commentaries are based on reading this ''second'' book, not the original. Reagan would read the poem 3 separate times on the air and talk about it a couple more. 
Poem: [[75-02-B5]], [[75-20-B4]], [[77-23-B5]] 
Other mentions: [[76-03-B2]], [[76-18-A6]]

This Wiki's administrator, however, purchased a copy of the 1999 edition and was so taken by the topics discussed, he researched, wrote, and recorded 5 episodes of a COVID era podcast about it.
[[IBM1Pod|Part 1: The Laissez Faire Capitalism That Never Was]] 
[[IBM2Pod|Part 2: The Three Principles of Capitalism and the Free Society]] 
[[IBM3Pod|Part 3: The Principles Ignored—How Political Force Disrupts Our Lives]] 
[[IBM4Pod|Part 4: The Principles Applied—Alternatives to Political Force]] 
[[IBM5Pod|Part 5: What Now?]] 

== Links ==
[[wikipedia:The_Incredible_Bread_Machine|The Incredible Bread Machine]] 
[http://www.quandaryhouse.com/ Quandry House], publishers of the R.W. Grant books 
[https://x.com/IncBreadMachine X/Twitter account associated with The Incredible Bread Machine]