Daily Economy
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Spring Cleaning for the Regulatory State
Statutes and regulations continue to accumulate, layer by layer, until they suffocate not only economic opportunity, but also the effective administration of government itself.
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Everything You Have Is Worthless
Whether you keep your stuff or not is up to you. But it is not up to you what price your stuff will elicit on the open marketplace.
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How Top-Down Government Fails America’s Poor
Our debate about safety nets and responses to poverty hinges on a fundamental fallacy — that services are either provided by the government or not at all.
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As the U.S. Government Grows, American Prosperity Slows
Look back 150 years (from the end of the Civil War), ignore whatever party or president was dominant, and try to discern a relationship between the size, scope and power of the U.S. federal government and America’s economic growth rate.
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Existing-Home Sales Fall Again in April
Sales of existing homes fell in April and are trending flat or down in all four regions of the country.
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This Poll on Socialism Is Not as Alarming as It Seems
Government right now is historically unpopular, just as the free market is widely respected as the proper way to bring about social change.
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Freedom Is Why Immigrants Come to America
The danger in American society today is not the arrival of new waves of immigrants from various other parts of the world compared to the past.
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Marriott Finally Realizes That Competing With Airbnb Beats Lobbying Against It
When companies are allowed to compete openly, without resorting to the government for special protections that keep competitors at arm’s length, some firms may even suffer as they try to adapt to better serve their customers. But in the end, it is the consumer who benefits the most as more companies means more options and…
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Do You Suffer From Social Anxiety? Uber Is Here for You
The firm has been in the business long enough to notice that certain users just don’t like to chat with their drivers. In order to keep these users happy (and prevent them from using another service in the future), Uber is rolling out a new “Quiet Mode” feature that gives the passenger the ability to…
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Antitrust’s Sordid History
The goal was to protect existing, politically influential producers from the competition of newer, more efficient firms.
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Spring Cleaning for the Regulatory State
Statutes and regulations continue to accumulate, layer by layer, until they suffocate not only economic opportunity, but also the effective administration of government itself.
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•
Everything You Have Is Worthless
Whether you keep your stuff or not is up to you. But it is not up to you what price your stuff will elicit on the open marketplace.
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•
How Top-Down Government Fails America’s Poor
Our debate about safety nets and responses to poverty hinges on a fundamental fallacy — that services are either provided by the government or not at all.
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•
As the U.S. Government Grows, American Prosperity Slows
Look back 150 years (from the end of the Civil War), ignore whatever party or president was dominant, and try to discern a relationship between the size, scope and power of the U.S. federal government and America’s economic growth rate.
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Existing-Home Sales Fall Again in April
Sales of existing homes fell in April and are trending flat or down in all four regions of the country.
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•
This Poll on Socialism Is Not as Alarming as It Seems
Government right now is historically unpopular, just as the free market is widely respected as the proper way to bring about social change.
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•
Freedom Is Why Immigrants Come to America
The danger in American society today is not the arrival of new waves of immigrants from various other parts of the world compared to the past.
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•
Marriott Finally Realizes That Competing With Airbnb Beats Lobbying Against It
When companies are allowed to compete openly, without resorting to the government for special protections that keep competitors at arm’s length, some firms may even suffer as they try to adapt to better serve their customers. But in the end, it is the consumer who benefits the most as more companies means more options and…
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•
Do You Suffer From Social Anxiety? Uber Is Here for You
The firm has been in the business long enough to notice that certain users just don’t like to chat with their drivers. In order to keep these users happy (and prevent them from using another service in the future), Uber is rolling out a new “Quiet Mode” feature that gives the passenger the ability to…
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•
Antitrust’s Sordid History
The goal was to protect existing, politically influential producers from the competition of newer, more efficient firms.