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Photo by trimmer741 Tariffs- Tariffs are placed on imported goods to restrict trade and limit consumption of imports. Usually this is done to protect or bolster the local economy. But it often has unintended consequences. Take corn, for example, which the US heavily subsidizes. Subsidization led to an overabundance of really cheap corn. The advent…
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Should the US “Normalize” Relations with Cuba?
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Photo by frankieleon 8. Social Security Began in 1935 when President Franklin Roosevelt signed The Social Security act passed by congress as part of the president’s New Deal, Social Security is the nation’s effort to help make sure the old or indigent are not automatically destined to spend their remaining days in poverty. The system…
Lysander Spooner and The Case Against Government Mail
Photo by notbeinggoverned Second, exclusivity must be ruled out in light of the clear language of the Ninth and Tenth Amendments; powers may be delegated to the United States, but only if stated explicitly are they to be denied to the several States or to the people. Third, competition does not constitute interference or obstruction….
What’s the Best Way to Fight Poverty?
More Government isn’t the Answer It’s easy to become disheartened when one realizes how many Americans don’t have homes or enough to eat. Despite plenty of charities and government programs being aimed at the problem, it continues. Poverty withstands our best efforts to address it. What if we are focusing too much on the symptom…