Welcome to another edition of Friday’s Philosophical Foray Beyond Healthcare brought to you by the Sovereign Patient blog. Professor Peterson discusses the implications of the genetic lottery, hard work, success, competence hierarchies, merit and fairness as determinants of social stability …
Category: Income Inequality
Watch “Jordan Peterson, Ben Shapiro, Eric Weinstein, and Dave Rubin LIVE!” on YouTube
One of the most fascinating discussions I’ve ever heard about socio-economic & socio-political issues. Proof that honest discussions, which generate better understanding, can happen when we view different opinions as coming from different vantage points rather than as “the opposition.”
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Marxism Ignores the Pareto Distribution | Jordan Peterson with Joe Rogan on YouTube
One of the mistaken ideas of Marxism (collectivism philosophy) is that wealth accumulation in the hands of a few is inherent, and specific, to Capitalism. This fails to recognize that in any endeavor -regardless of who plans it or who …
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Discrimination and Disparities with Thomas Sowell
“The disconnect between the intention and what emerges” A conversation with Dr. Thomas Sowell about the folly of political initiatives to solve disparate impact. With predictable irony, these same interventions often exacerbate the same problems the were commissioned to fix.
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The IMF’s Recipe for Equal Levels of Decline and Stagnation | International Liberty
…after reading a new study from the International Monetary Fund, I’m wondering if I’m underestimating the left’s fixation with inequality and the amount of economic damage they’re willing to inflict to achiever greater equality of outcomes. Here are some introductory passages to …
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Hillary Clinton, Willie Sutton, and Class-Warfare Tax Policy | International Liberty
I don’t want to imply that there’s some moral equivalence between Hillary Clinton and Willie Sutton. Perish the thought! After all, I’m sure Willie Sutton never expected gratitude from his victims. If I had to summarize my views on fiscal …
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Race, Politics and Lies on Creators.com
Anyone who is serious about evidence need only compare black communities as they evolved in the first 100 years after slavery with black communities as they evolved in the first 50 years after the explosive growth of the welfare state, …
