It is not likely to work out well. Like the apocryphal story
of the state legislature that passed a law dictating that pi equals 3,
the Oregon state legislature has passed two laws that pretend the laws
of supply & demand don’t exist. The difference is that, in reality,
no state legislature ever did pass a law saying that pi equals 3, but
Oregon’s ... MORE
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Showing posts with label regulation. Show all posts
Oregon Legislature Repeals Laws Of Supply & Demand
It is not likely to work out well. Like the apocryphal story
of the state legislature that passed a law dictating that pi equals 3,
the Oregon state legislature has passed two laws that pretend the laws
of supply & demand don’t exist. The difference is that, in reality,
no state legislature ever did pass a law saying that pi equals 3, but
Oregon’s ... MOREAmerican Slips To 11th Place In Economic Freedom
Government is slowly squandering our heritage. A “solid C,” they call it in school. Not flunking, certainly, but also not excelling. That grade characterizes the score of 75.4 that the United States earned on the Heritage Foundations’s 2016 “Index of Economic Freedom,” which grades countries on such factors as property rights, government ... MOREJohn Stossel: Regulating The Future
Government pretends it's the cause of progress. Then it strangles innovation. We know government understands that new technologies are important. The military invests in robots and traffic cops use radar guns. But when the rest of us use robots or fly drones, government gets eager to put rules in place before things get ... MOREDozens Of Studies Libertarians Should Know About
The proof for economic freedom. Over the years I have been running ‘Being Classically Liberal,’ I have done a bit of research and come across a number of empirical research papers which I find very interesting and relevant to many current socioeconomic debates. I figured I’d share them here, so that other people can use them as resources. ... MORELizzie Dearden: Iranian Drug War Kills Every Man In Town
Ending drug the government way. Every man in an Iranian village has reportedly been executed by the government on drug charges. Shahindokht Molaverdi, the vice president for women and family
affairs, was arguing for increased provision for convicts’ families when
she made the admission. “We have a village in Sistan and Baluchestan ... MOREJohn Stossel: Joy and Bad Law
Oscar Sunday. According to Betfair.com, Jennifer Lawrence probably won't win best actress at the Oscars Sunday. I'm rooting for her, though — not because of her acting, but because the movie she stars in, "Joy," celebrates the difficulty of entrepreneurship. Lawrence's character is based on real-life entrepreneur Joy Mangano, who invented the ... MOREVictor Davis Hansen: The Medicine Has Stopped Working
In search of fixes for a fossilized economy. The U.S. economy grew at an anemic rate of less than 1 percent in the last quarter of 2015. While the unemployment rate has dipped below 5 percent, the all-important labor force participation rate is at a historic low of just 62.7 percent. More than 90 million able-bodied adults are either not ... MORERepealing The FDA’s Stupid Menu-Labeling Mandate
by Baylen Linnekin. Bring back common sense! Last week, the U.S. House of Representatives voted 266-144 in favor of the Common Sense Nutrition Disclosure Act of 2015. The bill now heads to the Senate for consideration. If passed, the bill would amend a host of menu-labeling rules that were
adopted by the Food and Drug Administration ... MOREOccupational Licensing Regulations Stifle Job Creation
from the Las Vegas Review-Journal. How long do you think it takes to train to become a licensed barber in Nevada? A month? Six months? Maybe a year? Nope. Try 2½ years. In a recent piece for Politico, Andy Koenig points out that barbers are among dozens of entry- and mid-level professions harmed by out-of-control occupational ... MOREFelony Charge For Selling A Wisconsin Beer In Minnesota
by Brian Doherty. Complete f-ing insanity from the outskirts of the Land of the Free, as reported by Minnesota Star-Tribune, about a former pair of publicans from Minnesota who will be going to court in March facing felony charges for selling Spotted Cow beer at the Maple Tavern in Maple Grove, Minnesota. The former owner and manager (the bar is ... MOREBaylen Linnekin: Is Mexico's Soda Tax Really Working?
Less consumption, same obesity. Mexico has become the most obese country in the world. In a purported effort to combat the problem, the country implemented a one-peso-per-liter excise tax on sugar-sweetened beverages in January 2014. That tax, supporters claim, is working. A 2015 working paper by University of Chicago Prof. ... MORE
Georgia Democrats Back ‘Assault Weapon’ Confiscation Bill
by Awr Hawkins. On January 11, Democrats in Georgia’s state house introduced a bill that bans “assault weapons” and opens the door for the “seizure” of such weapons, along with accessories like “high capacity” magazines. According to the text of HB 731, the bill focuses on ” dangerous instrumentalities and practices” by prohibiting the ... MORECoral Davenport: To Help Pimp Alternative Energy Sources, Obama Is Willing To Impose A $10-A-Barrel Fee On Oil
A tax on production, what could go wrong. President Obama’s budget request to Congress will include a new fee on oil companies, requiring them to pay $10 to the federal government for every barrel of oil they produce, the White House said on Thursday. The money, which could bring in up to $32 billion in new federal revenue annually, would ... MOREThe Decline Of America's Economic Freedom Under Obama
by Anthony B. Kim. Millions of people around the world are emerging from poverty thanks to rising economic freedom. But by sharp contrast, America’s economic freedom has been on a declining path over the past decade. According to the 2016 Index of Economic Freedom,
an annual publication by The Heritage Foundation, America’s economic ... MORE
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