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Common Sense Economics

The Problem with Elizabeth Warren’s Wealth-Tax Plan

November 8, 2019 by Lee Friday

November 8, 2019 – Germinal G. Van …… Elizabeth Warren’s wealth tax is based on the idea that the government knows how to use wealth better than the private sector. The plan also ignores that the wealthy have been shown to flee countries with a wealth tax.

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The Fairness of “Unequal” Exchange

October 27, 2019 by Lee Friday

October 27, 2019 – Jim Fedako …… When an elected official or government bureaucrat interferes with a valid, non-coerced exchange, they may appear to be helping one individual when they are actually harming a foundation of modern society; free exchange of goods and services.

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Steve Jobs’s Unveiling of the iPhone Holds a Timeless Economic Lesson

October 21, 2019 by Lee Friday

October 21, 2019 – Barry Brownstein …… The case for liberty is hidden in plain sight in our phones and a million other things our lives depend on.

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Solar Roads: Another Government-Funded Energy Failure

October 16, 2019 by Lee Friday

October 16, 2019 – Ross Marchand …… From solar roads to Solyndra to the ATVM program, government-backed technological endeavors have been a disaster.

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Government Meddling Is the Reason You’re “Underpaid”

October 8, 2019 by Lee Friday

October 8, 2019 – Gary Galles …… It is frequently alleged that, under capitalism, people aren’t paid what they are worth to employers. But the commonly-drawn implication that state intervention will improve things is false.

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City Hall Forbids Developer from Giving Consumers What They Want

October 7, 2019 by Lee Friday

October 7, 2019 – Lee Friday …… Politicians habitually promise us greater economic prosperity, but their official policies usually contradict their promises.

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The Hidden Costs Behind Every Government Program

September 16, 2019 by Lee Friday

September 16, 2019 – Gor Mkrtchian …… Governments love to point to stuff they built with your tax dollars. But they never point to all the destroyed wealth and lost opportunities that result from those same programs and policies.

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“Free Everything” and the First Law of Politics

August 19, 2019 by Lee Friday

August 19, 2019 – Dan Sanchez …… Entrepreneurs do a much better job than politicians at alleviating scarcity through efficient, value-creating production.

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Why Private Roads Would Have Fewer Traffic Jams

July 3, 2019 by Lee Friday

July 3, 2019 – Gor Mkrtchian …… The regular occurrence of traffic jams in major cities is not an immutable fact of urban life.

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Inequality Has Surged Since 1989, and Life Has Become Much Easier

June 26, 2019 by Lee Friday

June 26, 2019 – John Tamny …… We would all be better off if the wealth of the 1% was growing at an even faster rate.

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