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Tue, 2024-08-27 10:00 +0000
By Jane L Johnson | Mises Wire – No American politician running for office wants to talk about taxes—unless, of course, it’s to promise a tax cut. No Misesian views taxes with anything but suspicion, and Mises himself held some principled views on taxes: Taxes are necessary. But the system of discriminatory taxation universally accepted under the misleading ... Read more
Tue, 2024-08-27 02:00 +0000
By Daniel Lacalle | Mises Wire – Price controls, higher taxes, government intervention, and subsidies paid for by printing a constantly devalued currency. These are the essential pillars of “21st century socialism” and the radical left Peronism that obliterated Argentina. These are also the main elements of the economic plan presented by Kamala Harris and the Democratic ... Read more
Tue, 2024-08-27 00:00 +0000
It is no secret that Elon Musk is packing his California bags and moving to Texas. From parental rights infringements to taxes to drug users blocking the parking garage exit such that he can leave X in San Fran, he’s had it. Everyone to the exits. Last month, Musk, who bought Twitter in 2022, announced ... Read more
Mon, 2024-08-26 22:00 +0000
Democrats want us to believe that systemic racism is prevalent in every nook and cranny and every age group in America. They like to point a finger at the Right and connect all of our beliefs to racism. Blaming conservatives for being racist is their favorite line of attack, regardless of ethnic nationality or economic ... Read more
Mon, 2024-08-26 21:30 +0000
Because there’s nothing else in the entire world to report, there have been a number of headlines suggesting that Robert F. Kennedy Jr. ate a dog. It looks like he ate a dog. RFK Jr. denys he ate dog. Reminiscent of the Romneys torturing their dog on the top of their moving vehicle or reporters ... Read more
Mon, 2024-08-26 20:00 +0000
By Logan Churchwell | Daily Caller – Money always finds a way. In the years following the 2020 election, dozens of states managed to ban private funding of elections. But even though Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg has repeatedly promised not to pour more of his money into your local election office, this year, the “Zuckbucks” team is recommitted to ... Read more
Mon, 2024-08-26 18:00 +0000
After looking at [Part 1] and [Part 2], we can consider a third case, where the kid who takes the EFA comes from a district that would be tuitioning him to a school outside the district, because the district doesn’t offer the grade that he’s in. For example, suppose each district pays $15,000 to tuition ... Read more
Mon, 2024-08-26 16:00 +0000
The weekly avalanche is starting… Last week’s Friday Edition. Remember, ridicule and mockery are effective weapons: 1. Ridicule cannot easily be fought 2. Ridicule makes the enemy angry, and angry people make mistakes 3. For those in the “squishy middle” a Thought Splinter (and Part II and Part III and Part IV) can often be hidden inside humor. Now, let ... Read more
