Regulation
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Let Them Compete: Labor Markets Are Workers’ Friends, Not Their Enemies
“Workers compete with one another for jobs, but firms compete with one another for workers. When people are allowed to compete, one’s folly becomes another’s opportunity.” ~ Art Carden
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Biden Ignores the Fact That “Junk Fees” Aren’t Free
“The economy is suffering enough under Biden’s overregulation, Congress’ overspending, and the Fed’s overprinting; the last thing it needs is another barrier to growth and organic competition.” ~ Vance Ginn
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A Tale of Two Documents: How the Bitcoin White Paper Outperformed Dodd-Frank
“As policymakers look to further regulate the crypto ecosystem itself, they should keep top of mind the capacity of private innovation to not only achieve broad policy goals but also to get there before regulations do.” ~ Jack Solowey
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Politicians and Their Reasons
“In reality, policy choices are always multifaceted and tend strongly to align with political incentives: capturing, consolidating, and expanding the reach of political influence.” ~ Peter C. Earle & April Liu
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Schrodinger’s Demand Curve: Elastic or Inelastic?
“Elizabeth Warren may be right that immigration has been a ‘vital source of American strength.’ But if so, minimum wage hikes only serve to undermine that vitality.” ~ Zachary Shuter
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Consumers Stand to Lose From Swipe Card Regulations
“Consumers stand to lose from fewer choices, less credit access, less secure transactions, and the evaporation of reward programs and other benefits.” ~ Satya Marar
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Ramping Up Government’s War on Savings
“Truly addressing the savings problem doesn’t require more government involvement; it only requires that the government stop undermining our incentives to save in all the ways it does now.” ~ Gary M. Galles
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Treasury and DOJ Seek Greater Financial Surveillance Around Cryptocurrency
“Instead of continuing down this path of ever-increasing financial surveillance, the US government should start listening to the public’s concerns. It’s time to end the 50-year erosion of financial privacy in the United States, not jumpstart it in the digital era.” ~ Nicholas Anthony
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As Meta Searches For the Future, Lina Khan Aims to Suffocate It
“Whatever Meta discovers through its intrepid search for tomorrow, we’ll all be smarter for it having ventured a vision unlike the present. Too bad Lina Khan is so eager to blind us to the essential knowledge Meta is trying to create.” ~ John Tamny
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Don’t Let the FDA Tell You What’s Healthy
“Determining what is healthy or unhealthy is complex. Complex problems rarely have entirely right or wrong answers. The FDA is trying (again) to provide this, but there is a slim chance it will succeed.” ~ Raymond J. March
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Let Them Compete: Labor Markets Are Workers’ Friends, Not Their Enemies
“Workers compete with one another for jobs, but firms compete with one another for workers. When people are allowed to compete, one’s folly becomes another’s opportunity.” ~ Art Carden
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Biden Ignores the Fact That “Junk Fees” Aren’t Free
“The economy is suffering enough under Biden’s overregulation, Congress’ overspending, and the Fed’s overprinting; the last thing it needs is another barrier to growth and organic competition.” ~ Vance Ginn
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A Tale of Two Documents: How the Bitcoin White Paper Outperformed Dodd-Frank
“As policymakers look to further regulate the crypto ecosystem itself, they should keep top of mind the capacity of private innovation to not only achieve broad policy goals but also to get there before regulations do.” ~ Jack Solowey
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Politicians and Their Reasons
“In reality, policy choices are always multifaceted and tend strongly to align with political incentives: capturing, consolidating, and expanding the reach of political influence.” ~ Peter C. Earle & April Liu
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Schrodinger’s Demand Curve: Elastic or Inelastic?
“Elizabeth Warren may be right that immigration has been a ‘vital source of American strength.’ But if so, minimum wage hikes only serve to undermine that vitality.” ~ Zachary Shuter
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Consumers Stand to Lose From Swipe Card Regulations
“Consumers stand to lose from fewer choices, less credit access, less secure transactions, and the evaporation of reward programs and other benefits.” ~ Satya Marar
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Ramping Up Government’s War on Savings
“Truly addressing the savings problem doesn’t require more government involvement; it only requires that the government stop undermining our incentives to save in all the ways it does now.” ~ Gary M. Galles
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Treasury and DOJ Seek Greater Financial Surveillance Around Cryptocurrency
“Instead of continuing down this path of ever-increasing financial surveillance, the US government should start listening to the public’s concerns. It’s time to end the 50-year erosion of financial privacy in the United States, not jumpstart it in the digital era.” ~ Nicholas Anthony
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As Meta Searches For the Future, Lina Khan Aims to Suffocate It
“Whatever Meta discovers through its intrepid search for tomorrow, we’ll all be smarter for it having ventured a vision unlike the present. Too bad Lina Khan is so eager to blind us to the essential knowledge Meta is trying to create.” ~ John Tamny
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Don’t Let the FDA Tell You What’s Healthy
“Determining what is healthy or unhealthy is complex. Complex problems rarely have entirely right or wrong answers. The FDA is trying (again) to provide this, but there is a slim chance it will succeed.” ~ Raymond J. March