Showing posts with label Walter Williams. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Walter Williams. Show all posts
Wednesday, April 27, 2016

Walter Williams: Self Ownership is the Foundation of Freedom

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The great economist Walter Williams explains the ethics of private property: (courtesy of lewrockwell.com ) [bold added] My initial prem...
Friday, November 06, 2015

Video: Prof. Walter Williams on the Effects of Minimum Wage

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In the following interview with Heritage’s Steve Moore, Professor Williams explains the unseen consequences of the minimum wage law, for in...
Tuesday, February 18, 2014

Quote of the Day: Why socialism is evil

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This is why socialism is evil. It employs evil means, confiscation and intimidation, to accomplish what are often seen as noble goals — na...
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Tuesday, January 28, 2014

Quote of the Day: The typical way tyrants gain power

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The strategy for want-to-be tyrants is to demonize people whose power they want to usurp. That’s the typical way tyrants gain power. They ...
Tuesday, November 05, 2013

Why Social Security Is Not an Insurance

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Social Security has been sold to the public as insurance.  The reality is that coercive redistributive welfare programs ( Rothbard , Friedm...
Wednesday, May 16, 2012

Quote of the Day: Should We Obey Immoral Laws?

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Moral people can't rely solely on the courts to establish what's right or wrong. Slavery is immoral; therefore, any laws that sup...
Wednesday, April 25, 2012

Quote of the Day: The Politics of Taxation

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The fact that the income tax burden is distributed so unevenly produces great politically borne fiscal problems. People who pay little or...
Tuesday, April 17, 2012

Quote of the Day: Good Economists

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It's difficult to be a good economist and simultaneously be perceived as compassionate. To be a good economist, one has to deal with ...
Wednesday, October 19, 2011

Quote of the Day: Class Warfare

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From Walter E Williams For politicians, it's another story: Demonize people whose power you want to usurp. That's the typical w...
Friday, April 15, 2011

US Budget Debate: The Path Towards “Running Out of People’s Money”

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It is tax deadline day today, which makes a good day to deal with some du jour tax related issues. In the US, there has been ‘fierce’ ongo...
Wednesday, February 16, 2011

Economic Freedom Is Key To Prosperity

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Great stuff from Professor Walter Williams , (bold highlights mine) Poverty in Egypt, or anywhere else, is not very difficult to explai...