Topic: Economic Growth

Economic Growth, Free Trade, Taxation, Unemployment

Industrial Policy Indignities

– February 20, 2024

“Some low-value-added manufacturing, once economically sensible to do stateside, should now take place elsewhere. The alternative is tying up American workers in less-than-productive jobs.” ~David B. McGarry

Economic Growth, Fiscal Policy, Inflation

A Tale of Two Economies

– February 12, 2024

“There are three possible resolution scenarios to federal government borrowing and spending — none of them good for economic growth in the near term.” ~Paul Mueller

Economic Growth, Healthcare, Taxation

Wealth Precedes Health. Policy Should Reflect That.

– January 30, 2024

“Government policies including excessive taxation and regulation, directly taking property, and weak patent and copyright protection can negatively affect wealth in rich and poor countries.” ~Richard Williams

Economic Growth, Entrepreneurship

You Are Making a Difference. You Just Have To Know How to Look At It.

– January 16, 2024

“Someone who designs a better salad bar or who lays out a better floor plan for a grocery store might not think he’s feeding the poor, clothing the naked, or fighting food insecurity. But he is.” ~Art Carden

Art and Culture, Economic Growth, Media

Tucker Carlson’s Dollar Store Takedown

– January 13, 2024

“The best way to help those with lesser means is to provide them with more options. Dollar stores don’t create low-income households, they serve them.” ~Kimberlee Josephson

Economic Growth, Policy, Unemployment

22 States Raised the Minimum Wage: What Does This Mean for Low-Skilled Workers?

– January 9, 2024

“Governments inadvertently eliminate many of these essential entry-level jobs by advocating for higher minimum wages. This lost first rung has profound consequences, especially for vulnerable groups.” ~Vance Ginn

Economic Growth, Property Rights, Regulation

The Sad Irony of “Not In My Backyard” (NIMBY)

– January 2, 2024

“Recasting the NIMBY debate in social terms would convince even the most ardent NIMBY activist to reconsider. America’s blight with homelessness, for example, can be remedied by increasing the housing supply.” ~Michael Peterson

Economic Growth, Fiscal Policy, International, Taxation

Can New Chef Milei Change Argentina’s Recipe?

– December 28, 2023

“The speech resonates because it directly addresses the reality of destroyed hopes and dreams that his supporters live with, and his solution is clear, consistent, and economically sound.” ~George Lynch

Classical Liberalism, Economic Growth, Environmentalism, Property Rights

Degrowth Kills People – Yes, Literally

– December 19, 2023

“The primary obstacle to continuous improvement in the human condition is human (political or ideological) interference with the liberty of others.” ~Emile Phaneuf III & Christopher Lingle

Economic Growth, Property Rights, Taxation

The Washington Wizards and Washington Capitals Have a Plan: It Shouldn’t Surprise You

– December 18, 2023

“Independent scholarly studies in economics have found that the promised economic benefit from hosting a team or investing in a new facility rarely pays off financially.” ~Andrew Zimbalist

Economic Growth, History, Property Rights, Regulation

Resistance to Revitalization? When Neighborhoods Change but Regulations Don’t

– December 15, 2023

“The amount of red tape and regulation, fees and form-filling that government has wrapped around simple collaboration isn’t just irritating and expensive. On a deep level, it’s inhuman.” ~Laura Williams

Economic Growth, Free Trade, Regulation

Defending Globalization

– December 9, 2023

“Only because people are eager to trade with people in different countries do governments feel the need to suppress this trade…Persons who erect these restraints understand that what they impose is not globalization – that would arise naturally – but economic nationalism.” ~Donald J. Boudreaux