“There’s artificial scarcity in housing markets, but in that case it’s the planners themselves who put housing in such short supply – and at consequent high prices.” ~ H. Shelton Weeks and Victor Claar
“Even if you think that a CBDC is a good idea, consider that its power may be turned against you when the political pendulum shifts in your direction and your views or activities are suddenly considered taboo or illegal by those in power.” ~ Emile Phaneuf III
“In a socialist regime, I must seek the permission of others — whether state officials or one’s fellow workers — before I serve them in a novel way.” ~ Adam Martin
“When externalities exist and interested parties can negotiate and trade, they can discover who puts the highest value on using or possessing a resource.” ~ Christopher Lingle and Janna Lu
“Regulatory agencies have allowed the clear legislative intent to limit patent terms to be gamed and exploited, turning a process meant to stimulate competition and market ingenuity into one that’s crushing both.” ~ Brian Garst
“I regard disingenuous efforts to continue the practice of racial and ethnic preferences to be the kind of noble action that libertarians should respect. The schools are simply making every effort they can to avoid the restrictions of what they consider an unjust law.” ~ John Hasnas
“For those opposed to race-based admissions in college and university citadels of nihilism, SFFA is a small victory. At the same time, for those who want to continue judging by skin color, the case is not much of a setback.” ~ Thomas Krannawitter
“We understand that if markets are to serve consumers as well as possible, entrepreneurs and investors must enjoy wide freedom to experiment with different organizational and contractual arrangements.” ~ Donald J. Boudreaux
” Since everyone looks to prices for accurate information about relative scarcity, having prices that are being inflated artificially is misleading, and results in multiple different economic actors all trying to expand at once.” ~ Michael Munger
“Provided the recent monthly inflation figures give us an accurate forecast, the real federal funds rate is significantly above the natural rate. This indicates monetary policy is restrictive.” ~ Alexander W. Salter
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