Daily Economy
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Soaking the Rich Doesn’t Lead to Income Equality
Economists Emmanuel Saez and Gabriel Zucman claim we need a 70% tax rate to stem inequality. Their argument derives from a misreading of U.S. tax history.
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Eight Questions We Should Be Asking about Economics
We rely on competitive markets to supply us with “correct” quantities of goods and services ranging in importance from chewing gum to industrial chemicals, and from pedicures to petroleum. So why do we not rely on competitive markets to supply us with the “correct” quantity of money?
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The Green New Dealers and the New Socialism
Understanding their misguided political assumptions and the damaging economic consequences that would follow from their coming to power is essential if a “green” road to serfdom is to be avoided.
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Pave the Muddy Paths
Imagine that a new university has been built, and you are on the committee charged with laying out the sidewalks. What would you do?
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How $137 Billion Strangely Disappears
That number sums all the improper payments by what the government calls high-priority programs. If it makes your head spin, it should.
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Free Enterprise Combines Self-Interest and Love
Material acquisition and love of one’s neighbor are harmonious. It’s the combination of the two that makes up the driving force of economic progress.
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Identity Politics Is Devouring Itself
Find any biological trait, posit it as a collective interest, set that trait against all other traits, and then struggle for power and privilege; your outlook comes to be characterized by loathing and resentment against the collective guilt of everyone but yourself.
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No, Government Has No Business Regulating Loot Boxes
When governments try to take responsibility away from consumers, they do more harm than good by teaching them they are vulnerable victims who should rely on regulators to tell them what’s safe and what’s not.
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Tariffs are Unwelcome Taxes on American Businesses and Consumers
Edward P. Stringham on BBC’s “Talking Business” — Jan. 18, 2019
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Manufacturing Output Surged, Boosting Utilization to a 4-Year High
Manufacturing output surged 1.1 percent for the latest month, pushing the 12-month gain to 3.2 percent and continuing a mild accelerating trend in place since 2016.
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Soaking the Rich Doesn’t Lead to Income Equality
Economists Emmanuel Saez and Gabriel Zucman claim we need a 70% tax rate to stem inequality. Their argument derives from a misreading of U.S. tax history.
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Eight Questions We Should Be Asking about Economics
We rely on competitive markets to supply us with “correct” quantities of goods and services ranging in importance from chewing gum to industrial chemicals, and from pedicures to petroleum. So why do we not rely on competitive markets to supply us with the “correct” quantity of money?
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The Green New Dealers and the New Socialism
Understanding their misguided political assumptions and the damaging economic consequences that would follow from their coming to power is essential if a “green” road to serfdom is to be avoided.
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•
Pave the Muddy Paths
Imagine that a new university has been built, and you are on the committee charged with laying out the sidewalks. What would you do?
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•
How $137 Billion Strangely Disappears
That number sums all the improper payments by what the government calls high-priority programs. If it makes your head spin, it should.
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•
Free Enterprise Combines Self-Interest and Love
Material acquisition and love of one’s neighbor are harmonious. It’s the combination of the two that makes up the driving force of economic progress.
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•
Identity Politics Is Devouring Itself
Find any biological trait, posit it as a collective interest, set that trait against all other traits, and then struggle for power and privilege; your outlook comes to be characterized by loathing and resentment against the collective guilt of everyone but yourself.
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•
No, Government Has No Business Regulating Loot Boxes
When governments try to take responsibility away from consumers, they do more harm than good by teaching them they are vulnerable victims who should rely on regulators to tell them what’s safe and what’s not.
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•
Tariffs are Unwelcome Taxes on American Businesses and Consumers
Edward P. Stringham on BBC’s “Talking Business” — Jan. 18, 2019
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•
Manufacturing Output Surged, Boosting Utilization to a 4-Year High
Manufacturing output surged 1.1 percent for the latest month, pushing the 12-month gain to 3.2 percent and continuing a mild accelerating trend in place since 2016.