markets
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The economic argument for licensing is consumers’ difficulty verifying expertise.
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In spite of the declared “independence” of the Federal Reserve from the political control of either Congress or the White House, America’s central bank is a branch of the U.S. government that is responsible for setting monetary policy.
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Health Care
The Virus Slowdown Was Successful, But the Depressed Patient Died in Poverty
by Viv Forbes March 26, 2020In their frantic attempts to delay the spread of the Wuhan virus, governments are sowing the seeds of economic depression and currency destruction.
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EconomicsHealth Care
Capitalism and Its Intellectual Property: No Coronavirus Solution Without It
by Seton Motley March 18, 2020Capitalism is the best solution to deal with the Coronavirus.
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Budgets/TaxesEconomics
Business Ethics and Morality of the Marketplace
by Richard Ebeling November 20, 2019Who do people consider to be less ethical or honest than either telemarketers or used car salesman? If you said Washington politicians, you’d be right on the button.
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In a recent survey of business economists, only 4 percent said they expected a recession to begin by the end of the year.
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In the middle of July 2018, President Donald Trump said in an interview that he was “not happy” with the Federal Reserve nudging up interest rates and threatening economic growth in the United States
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EconomicsGovernment
The Walter Lippmann Colloquium and the Meaning of Liberalism
by Richard Ebeling August 14, 2018After the collapse of communism in the 1990s, there was confidence that democracy had won and the market economy had shown its superiority to government planning.
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EconomicsFeaturedGovernment
Austrian Monetary Theory vs. Federal Reserve Inflation Targeting
by Richard Ebeling August 21, 2017Several major central banks around the world, including the Federal Reserve in the United States, have set a goal of two percent price inflation. The problem is, what central bankers are targeting is a phantom that does not exist.
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FeaturedGovernment
Society Is Not a Family, Government Is Not a Parent
by Richard Ebeling July 18, 2017Few things are as clear as the bankruptcy of the political “left.”
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Government
By Messing With The Election Results, The Left Is Risking Economic Collapse
by Rob Natelson April 3, 2017The market has boomed thanks to confidence in a stable presidency. Illegitimate attempts to destabilize the office can lead to collapse.
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Economics
Government Ignores Human Nature – And Warps The World With Its Ignorance
by Seton Motley October 12, 2016Socialism doesn’t work because it tries to root out human nature. Capitalism works because it harnesses it.
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Environment/EnergyFeaturedPodcast
Heartland Daily Podcast – Shikha Dalmia: The Flint, Michigan Water Crisis
by H. Sterling Burnett March 30, 2016In today’s edition of The Heartland Daily Podcast, Shikha Dalmia, a Senior Analyst with the Reason Foundation, joins Managing Editor of Environment & Climate News H. Sterling Burnett. Dalmia, a resident of Michigan, joins Burnett to discuss the Flint water crisis.