11 Ways the Government is Making you Poorer
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11 Ways the Government is Making you Poorer

Photo by 401(K) 2013 Taxes- Americans don’t like taxes very much, but that doesn’t stop them from having to pay them. And there are a lot! There are payroll taxes, income taxes, property taxes, car taxes, sales taxes, luxury taxes, inheritance taxes, gift taxes, and more! When Americans buy a product at a store, they…

10 Facts About Mexican Cartels
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10 Facts About Mexican Cartels

They’re ruthless and powerful beyond measure. Some say they’re worse than ISIS. Here’s 10 facts you should know about Mexican drug cartels and that country’s bloody drug war. 1.Mexican Cartels rake in $19-$29 billion annually in just U.S. drug sales. That number is astronomically high. Such high profits make buying politicians and law enforcement easy….

What about Capital Day?

What about Capital Day?

 Should Black Friday be a national holiday? Henry Ford wrote in his biography of the mutually beneficial partnership of Capital and Labor.  He opposed labor unions because he felt they undermined that partnership and turned the two sides against each other.  In this regard, Ford was right.  Capital needs Labor, and Labor needs Capital.            …

10 Hilarious Economic Lessons From South Park

10 Hilarious Economic Lessons From South Park

South Park is known for pushing buttons and offending people as much as it is known for its hilarious social commentary. Often the show makes astute observations about social behavior or turns political or economics issues into comedic gold. Here are ten episodes that provide funny and insightful economic insight with links to where you…

Freedom is not Absolute: The Subjective and Relative Nature of Human Liberty

Freedom is not Absolute: The Subjective and Relative Nature of Human Liberty

Recently I came across a friend who was espousing that Americans were not truly free. How can anyone who is supposedly free be required to pay taxes, they asked? Freedom is absolute, they proclaimed; you are either free or you are not. But freedom is not absolute. It is a relative and subjective concept. Freedom…

Right Here, Right Now: The Fall of the Berlin Wall and the Unfulfilled Promise of World Freedom

Right Here, Right Now: The Fall of the Berlin Wall and the Unfulfilled Promise of World Freedom

On November 9th, 2014 the world celebrated the 25th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall. The event not only led to the liberation of millions of people and the fall of the Soviet Union, but it effectively ended a near 50 year old cold war nuclear standoff between the USSR and the United…