Articles involving crony-capitalism and tyrannical government.
“the single mom is better off earnings gross income of $29,000 with $57,327 in net income & benefits than to earn gross income of $69,000 with net income and benefits of $57,045.” Read the full article. I’d also like to point out that there’s nothing that says a “single” mom can’t have a live-in...
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A well crafted 4 minute mini-movie explaining how bureaucrats are destroying the lives of food truck operators in Chicago in order to protect the property tax revenue generated by brick and mortar restaurants.
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Good lord this video is about as biased as it gets when it comes to explaining Bitcoin. In fact, they don’t even bother to explain Bitcoin, beyond saying its a decentralized currency that can’t be controlled by bureaucrats. Of course, the video makes the assumption that this is an entirely terrible thing. The video...
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The European Central Bank (ECB) recently issued a report on digital currencies. The report largely revolves around Bitcoins and Linden Dollars, and provides a review of the currencies from the perspective of central bankers. Unsurprisingly, they found the currencies to pose “risks” that potentially require future “regulation.” Here’s a few of the highlights that...
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I would say this story is unbelievable, but seeing as I’ve heard the same kinds of stories from former ranger friends firsthand, I can tell you that this kind of behavior is not an isolated incident, and it is not just restricted to Afghanistan or Iraq. This is the story of U.S. Army Ranger John Needham,...
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Dear Democrats, what if I was to propose a “political” system that could accomplish the following: drastically lower tuition costs drastically lower medical care costs eliminate foreign wars and foreign military bases drastically reduce “defense” spending end the drug war entirely eliminate crony capitalism entirely eliminate the accumulation of wealth by the top 1% greatly...
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I had this rather interesting exchange with economist Russ Roberts, of George Mason University’s Mercatus Center, that arose from my comments on a recent YouTube video that was posted by Reason magazine. The conversation below was copied and pasted from the YouTube comments section of this video. Roberts’ comments are in red. I’d rather hear him...
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Detroit spent $15,570 per public school pupil in 2010, while operating some of the worst schools in the nation. 47 percent of Detroit citizens are ”functionally illiterate.” In 2009, Detroit public schools actually set a record for the lowest scores ever in the history of National Assessment of Educational Progress testing. At $15,000 per pupil,...
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A pending Supreme Court case could have a major impact on your ability to sell the things you own. In the case of Kirtsaeng v. John Wiley & Sons, an appellate court recently ruled that it is illegal for a person to resell things that originate from a foreign country without the express consent of...
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The key statement from the CBO report: For people born in the 1940s or later who have household earnings in the second quintile or above, the present value of taxes will be, on average, more than the present value of scheduled benefits. Just to be clear: 80% of the people who contribute to SS get...
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