Daily Economy News
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10 Years On: Too-Big-to-Fail Bailouts Failed Americans
Ten years after the financial crisis that triggered a global economic downturn, many Americans are still struggling to get back on their feet. It’s no surprise then that resentment against Wall Street bailouts continues unabashed.
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Export-Import Bank Nothing but a Trough for Cronies
If Trump wants to make America great again, he can start by closing the Ex-Im Bank. America’s success was built by free-market capitalism, not government privilege.
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If Stricter Gun Control Works, What Happened to Baltimore?
The violence in Baltimore has been so rampant that a fourth facility was built with $43.6 million in taxpayer money to hold the dead before autopsies could be performed.
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E-Verify Not Worth the Price to Americans
Instead of focusing on top-down measures to tackle the issue of immigration, policymakers should consider decentralized approaches that streamline the legal immigration process, thus making it more attractive to prospective immigrants.
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The Overheating Canard
Over the last couple of weeks, a breathless chorus of Keynes adherents in the media have been sounding the alarm from the rooftops about economic “overheating.”
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Hate the Patent Game, Not Valeant
The creators of Dirty Money have failed to interpret the significance of profits in an economic system. What in fact seems to be a case against capitalism, is actually a case against patent monopolies.
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FATCA Makes Tax Cattle of Americans, Tax Collectors of Foreigners
Americans deserve to be treated like productive citizens, as opposed to tax cattle when they take their talents abroad.
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Amtrak’s Lethal Start to 2018 Compels New Route
Ending the railroad’s long-distance routes would take trains off segments of rural railroad, saving lives. An Amtrak that behaves like a truly private railroad could focus on getting service in major corridors right, investing in improvements to do its job better, and improving overall maintenance to prevent close calls like the Maryland separation. Getting its…
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Federalism Can Breathe Life into Infrastructure
Federal grants and transfers are the techniques of choice used by socialist regulators in all federal countries, because in such countries it’s difficult to impose one-size-fits-all national schemes from the top down. Hence, federal spending power greases the wheels of reform by bribing the population and docile politicians and blackmailing and boxing in politicians skeptical…
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Delusions of Conservatives for Paid Family Leave
As soon as the federal government gets into the business of general income security, such as paid family leave, the stage is set for an almost endless entitlement expansion. The proposal that Rubio and the IWF have come up with will open a Pandora’s Box of egalitarian add-ons.
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10 Years On: Too-Big-to-Fail Bailouts Failed Americans
Ten years after the financial crisis that triggered a global economic downturn, many Americans are still struggling to get back on their feet. It’s no surprise then that resentment against Wall Street bailouts continues unabashed.
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Export-Import Bank Nothing but a Trough for Cronies
If Trump wants to make America great again, he can start by closing the Ex-Im Bank. America’s success was built by free-market capitalism, not government privilege.
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If Stricter Gun Control Works, What Happened to Baltimore?
The violence in Baltimore has been so rampant that a fourth facility was built with $43.6 million in taxpayer money to hold the dead before autopsies could be performed.
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E-Verify Not Worth the Price to Americans
Instead of focusing on top-down measures to tackle the issue of immigration, policymakers should consider decentralized approaches that streamline the legal immigration process, thus making it more attractive to prospective immigrants.
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The Overheating Canard
Over the last couple of weeks, a breathless chorus of Keynes adherents in the media have been sounding the alarm from the rooftops about economic “overheating.”
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•
Hate the Patent Game, Not Valeant
The creators of Dirty Money have failed to interpret the significance of profits in an economic system. What in fact seems to be a case against capitalism, is actually a case against patent monopolies.
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FATCA Makes Tax Cattle of Americans, Tax Collectors of Foreigners
Americans deserve to be treated like productive citizens, as opposed to tax cattle when they take their talents abroad.
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•
Amtrak’s Lethal Start to 2018 Compels New Route
Ending the railroad’s long-distance routes would take trains off segments of rural railroad, saving lives. An Amtrak that behaves like a truly private railroad could focus on getting service in major corridors right, investing in improvements to do its job better, and improving overall maintenance to prevent close calls like the Maryland separation. Getting its…
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Federalism Can Breathe Life into Infrastructure
Federal grants and transfers are the techniques of choice used by socialist regulators in all federal countries, because in such countries it’s difficult to impose one-size-fits-all national schemes from the top down. Hence, federal spending power greases the wheels of reform by bribing the population and docile politicians and blackmailing and boxing in politicians skeptical…
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Delusions of Conservatives for Paid Family Leave
As soon as the federal government gets into the business of general income security, such as paid family leave, the stage is set for an almost endless entitlement expansion. The proposal that Rubio and the IWF have come up with will open a Pandora’s Box of egalitarian add-ons.