Why Poor People in the Freest Nations Have Incomes 8x Higher Than Poor People in the Least Free
Everyone interested in classical liberalism is familiar with the left-wing narrative that free markets undermine democracy and make the poor […]
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Socialism’s Record Has Been Pain, Not Gain (Especially for the Poor)
The overarching message of “The Opportunity Cost of Socialism”-a study recently released by the president’s Council of Economic Advisers (CEA)-is […]
Why Single-Payer Health Care Delivers Poor Quality at High Cost
I shared last year a matrix to illustrate Milton Friedman’s great insight about the superior results achieved by markets compared […]
How Government Makes the Poor Worse Off, Example #43,662 – Tom Woods Show
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Want to Help the Poor? Don’t Increase the Minimum Wage, Reform Occupational Licensing
A new report from the University of Wisconsin-Madison comparing employment between Minnesota and Wisconsin after Minnesota raised its minimum wage […]
This Doctor Is Making Heart Surgery Accessible to the Poor by Embracing Mass Production
Health care is a delicate topic. So delicate, in fact, that comparing it to something as impersonal as the mass […]
Free the Farms, Feed the Poor
Free the Farms, Feed the Poor When informed that the already starving French had run out of bread, Marie Antoinette […]
Cut Foreign Aid to Help the World’s Poor
Later this month, the World Bank will release a new finding that connects poverty reduction to how easy the world’s […]
Civil Asset Forfeiture Unjustly Targets the Poor
Income mobility in the United States has stagnated, a fact that hurts the poor most of all. If President Trump […]
Using Social Security to Punish the Rich Doesn’t Help the Poor
I’ve repeatedly argued that there are two Social Security crises. The one most people know about is the fiscal crisis. […]
How US Crop Dumping Keeps Haiti Poor and Dependent
Crop dumping is one of the most pernicious forms of U.S. foreign aid. Crop dumping is the transfer of massive […]
Protectionism Makes Great Countries Poor Again
Few American presidential elections have drawn as much international interest and concern as the one in 2016. Certainly, who is […]