Finally, a CEO to Admire

Kudos to David Farr, CEO of Emerson Electric. Speaking recently at a conference, Farr actually told the truth about how big government is crippling American manufacturing. In response, an Obama bureaucrat at the Commerce Department actually had the chutzpah to claim that the White House is trying to help companies by (this is not a [...]

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Weekly Economics Lesson

While doing research for an upcoming video, I found an excellent study from the National Center for Policy Analysis that explains how “third-party payer” is largely preventing markets from operating in health care. Government policies (including tax distortions) are the cause of the problem, yet the polticians want to expand third-party payments. Here’s an excerpt [...]

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The Three Musketeers of Small Government

Or is it the Three Stooges? In any event, Richard Rahn, Steve Moore, and I take turns bashing taxes and spending while appearing on Dennis McCuiston’s television program. You can watch here.

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Government-Mandated “Fairness” Means Unaffordable Health Insurance

As part of so-called reform, the crowd in Washington is seeking to impose policies to bring “fairness” to the market for people who purchase their own health insurance. Yet these policies – community rating and guaranteed issue – have led to a disaster for families seeking health covereage in New York. The obvious lesson is [...]

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An Astounding 52 Percent of French Citizens Interested in Fleeing to Capitalist America

The French love to complain about the unfettered capitalism (if only that was true) and social Darwinism of America’s “Anglo-Saxon” system. Yet a Reader’s Digest poll found that more than one-half of the French people would be interested in moving to America if they had the opportunity.

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