The Political Dogma: Government social “reinvestment” programs benefit the poor at the expense of the wealthy. The Political Reality, as instantiated by Director’s Law: Public program expenditures primarily benefit the upward rising middle classs at the expense of the wealthy …
Category: Poverty
An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Sweden: A Path from Poverty to Prosperity
“Without economic growth, there is no wealth to share.” Johan Norberg Lessons for America? Welcome to another edition of Friday’s Philosophical Foray beyond Healthcare! One of the most important history lessons in the power of economic freedom to alleviate poverty …
Watch “Jordan Peterson | Using Money Productively” on YouTube
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 …
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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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Rich Nations that Enact Big Government Don’t Remain Rich | International Liberty
“United States would be almost as poor as Mexico today if growth was just one-percentage point less every year starting in 1895. That was just a hypothetical exercise. There are some very sobering real-world examples. For instance, Nima Sanandaji pointed …
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Watch “6. Skepticism About Distributive Justice | Political Philosophy with Jason Brennan” on YouTube
Any form of “distributive justice” requires repeated violation or usurpation of (potentially) everyone’s liberty or property to rebalance the system; because the introduction of freedom of association & disposition of property will always upset the pattern.
Free Market Cures for Wage Stagnation – Young Voices Advocates
Another explanation for stagnant wages is increasing market power for a dwindling number of corporations: the fewer corporations there are competing for labor, the more able they will be to negotiate down wages. In the book “The Captured Economy,” Niskanen …
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Watch “Top 10 Climate Change Lies Exposed” on YouTube
Logically coherent and abundant facts and references
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