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The U.N. Has Absolutely No Idea How Economic Growth Works
by Daniel J. Mitchell
I’ve been at the United Nations this week and believe me, there’s nobody on the side of taxpayers or the private sector here. Here's what the bureaucrats are getting wrong.
TAX-PRIVILEGED BUREAUCRATS WANT TO RAISE TAXES, GO FIGURE
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The Income Tax Implies that Government Owns You
by Jeffrey A. Tucker
The income tax is enshrined into law an idea that stands in total contradiction to the driving force behind the American Revolution and the whole idea of freedom itself. We desperately need a serious national movement to get rid of it – not reform it, not replace it, no flatten it or refocus its sting from this group to that. It just needs to go.
The Income Tax Implies that Government Owns You
by Jeffrey A. Tucker
The income tax is enshrined into law an idea that stands in total contradiction to the driving force behind the American Revolution and the whole idea of freedom itself. We desperately need a serious national movement to get rid of it – not reform it, not replace it, no flatten it or refocus its sting from this group to that. It just needs to go.
THE ONLY JUST SOLUTION IS NO TAX ON INCOMES EVER
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The "Battle of Berkeley" Is a Bad Sign for Liberty
by Dan Sanchez
The occasion for yesterday's political violence was another pro-Trump rally in Berkeley celebrating “Patriot’s Day.” As usual, it was the leftists who were the main instigators. That doesn’t alter the fact that these gradually-escalating street conflicts signal a two-pronged threat to liberty. Mises's account of the collapse of Weimar Germany explains why.
The "Battle of Berkeley" Is a Bad Sign for Liberty
by Dan Sanchez
The occasion for yesterday's political violence was another pro-Trump rally in Berkeley celebrating “Patriot’s Day.” As usual, it was the leftists who were the main instigators. That doesn’t alter the fact that these gradually-escalating street conflicts signal a two-pronged threat to liberty. Mises's account of the collapse of Weimar Germany explains why.
NATIONALISTS TROUNCED COMMUNISTS IN THE STREETS OF WEIMAR GERMANY TOO
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The Brazilian Liberty Movement Is a Model for the World
by Jeffrey A. Tucker
The difference in Brazil is that the leaders of this movement refused to believe that the idea that made life beautiful all over the world – the idea of human liberty – would be permanently marginalized. They had faith that it could be a mainstream driver of events. They have worked to make it happen. And, sure enough, they are now watching history conform to the dream.
The Brazilian Liberty Movement Is a Model for the World
by Jeffrey A. Tucker
The difference in Brazil is that the leaders of this movement refused to believe that the idea that made life beautiful all over the world – the idea of human liberty – would be permanently marginalized. They had faith that it could be a mainstream driver of events. They have worked to make it happen. And, sure enough, they are now watching history conform to the dream.
BRAZIL HAS TRIED EVERYTHING ELSE. NOW IT SEEMS READY TO TRY LIBERTY.
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Taxes Are Worse than You Thought
by Mark J. Perry
We are quickly approaching the deadline for filing (and paying) our federal and state income taxes, and that means it’s time for an annual post to help put things in perspective. Let's start with some historical perspective: when income tax began in 1913, the maximum marginal income was only 7% on incomes above what would be more than $12 million in today's dollars.
Taxes Are Worse than You Thought
by Mark J. Perry
We are quickly approaching the deadline for filing (and paying) our federal and state income taxes, and that means it’s time for an annual post to help put things in perspective. Let's start with some historical perspective: when income tax began in 1913, the maximum marginal income was only 7% on incomes above what would be more than $12 million in today's dollars.
TO THE TAXPAYERS IN THE TOP 1%, I SAY “THANK YOU” FOR PAYING ALMOST AS MUCH IN FEDERAL INCOME TAXES AS THE TAXPAYERS IN THE BOTTOM 95%
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The Israeli Experiments in Voluntary Communism
by Idan Eretz
When Zionism rose to prominence in the Jewish world, many thought voluntary socialism and Zionism were a perfect match. The mass immigration to Palestine would create an opportunity to build a utopian socialist society from scratch. By the 1980s, however, the "Kubbitzim" had devolved into financially insolvent, privilege-weilding special interest groups relying on state power for their continued existence.
The Israeli Experiments in Voluntary Communism
by Idan Eretz
When Zionism rose to prominence in the Jewish world, many thought voluntary socialism and Zionism were a perfect match. The mass immigration to Palestine would create an opportunity to build a utopian socialist society from scratch. By the 1980s, however, the "Kubbitzim" had devolved into financially insolvent, privilege-weilding special interest groups relying on state power for their continued existence.
MANY KIBBUTZIM TRIED TO IMPLEMENT MARXIST THEORY ON A SMALL SCALE
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Fascism and Communism Were Two Peas in a Pod
by Michael de Sapio
Popular wisdom holds that Fascism and Communism were diametrical opposites.
Not so.
Fascism and Communism Were Two Peas in a Pod
by Michael de Sapio
Popular wisdom holds that Fascism and Communism were diametrical opposites.
Not so.
AND BOTH ARE ROOTED IN PROGRESSIVE IDEOLOGY
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Three Reasons Why Dutch Children Are the Happiest Children
by Annie Holmquist
According to the recently released World Happiness Report, many of the happiest nations are those found in the Germanic portions of the world. One of these is the Netherlands.
But the Netherlands doesn’t just contain happy adults; it contains happy children as well, as author Rina Mae Acosta explains in an interview for MarketWatch. As Acosta sees it, there are several things which Dutch parents do which promote this happiness. Here are three of them.
Three Reasons Why Dutch Children Are the Happiest Children
by Annie Holmquist
According to the recently released World Happiness Report, many of the happiest nations are those found in the Germanic portions of the world. One of these is the Netherlands.
But the Netherlands doesn’t just contain happy adults; it contains happy children as well, as author Rina Mae Acosta explains in an interview for MarketWatch. As Acosta sees it, there are several things which Dutch parents do which promote this happiness. Here are three of them.
1. THEY TEACH SELF-CONTROL
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Your Socialism Is Bad and You Should Feel Bad
by Daniel J. Mitchell
So long as the Socialist zealots don’t burn me at the stake for my heretical views, I guess I won’t get too agitated by their bizarre fetish for statism. But I will periodically mock them. And that’s the purpose of today’s column.
Your Socialism Is Bad and You Should Feel Bad
by Daniel J. Mitchell
So long as the Socialist zealots don’t burn me at the stake for my heretical views, I guess I won’t get too agitated by their bizarre fetish for statism. But I will periodically mock them. And that’s the purpose of today’s column.
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