Showing posts with label regulation. Show all posts
Showing posts with label regulation. Show all posts
Friday, October 16, 2015

Volkswagen scandal: Unintended Consequence from Climate Change Politics

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Prolific science author Matt Ridley explains why the Volkswagen scandal represents the unintended consequence from the politicization of Eu...
Tuesday, April 14, 2015

How Regulations Suffocate the Economy and Restricts Freedom

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Sovereign Man’s Simon Black on the deleterious effects of soaring regulations (bold mine) On March 16, 1936, the government of the Unit...
Thursday, June 26, 2014

Video: Bruce Yandle on The Bootleggers and Baptists

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Professor Bruce Yandle explains his Bootleggers and Baptists theory  From LearnLiberty.org (hat tip Prof Art Carden)  We all know bo...
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Wednesday, July 17, 2013

Video: How Government Regulations Affect the Transportation (Bus) Services

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The following video from ReasonTV.com demonstrates of the adverse impact of government regulations on the commuting public and the transpo...
Saturday, April 27, 2013

US Informal Economy estimated to have DOUBLED to $2 Trillion since 2009

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All the financial repression via bailouts, rescues, inflationism, new taxes and regulations from the US mortgage-banking crisis of 2008 hav...
Tuesday, February 12, 2013

Quote of the Day: The Social Costs of Regulations

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Rahm’s Rule is a useful accessory to a body of theory that seeks to explain the political economy of regulation. The rule tells us that ma...
Thursday, January 03, 2013

Vatican’s Scapegoating Capitalism

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The easiest way of blaming social evils has been to bash capitalism.  A good example has been the recent New Year homily by the Catholi...
Tuesday, December 11, 2012

Quote of the Day: Why Regulation Does Not Work

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Regulations do not make markets safer, more efficient, or work better for consumers in anything but a superficial sense. Regulation only p...
Saturday, November 24, 2012

Video: Should Governments Regulate and Intervene to Correct "Market Failures?"

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In the following video, Professor Steve Horwitz at the Foundation for Economic Education explains the dynamics of regulations and interven...
Friday, June 01, 2012

Quote of the Day: Rules versus Discretion

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We talk about "regulation," but the real issue is rules vs. discretion. Regulating by simple clear rules is much better than re...
Saturday, May 05, 2012

Quote of the Day: Unintended Consequences of Regulations

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Unregulated, a business’s reputation is its most valuable asset. A regulated business does not have the same problem, so long as it obeys...
Wednesday, February 29, 2012

Putting Into Perspective Brazil’s Ban on Outdoor Billboards

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Since 2006, São Paulo, Brazil has eliminated billboard ads Image from Smartplanet.com From Newdream.org Imagine a city of 11 mill...
Tuesday, May 31, 2011

Will Derivatives Cause the Next Financial Crisis?

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So predicts investing guru Mark Mobius According to this Bloomberg report , Mark Mobius, executive chairman of Templeton Asset Manage...
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Wednesday, July 28, 2010

Does Government Have The Right Incentive?

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Professor David Henderson writes , ``what so few advocates of government intervention even try to show us, is how a government regulator w...
Monday, April 26, 2010

Mainstream’s Three “Wise” Monkey Solution To Social Problems

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Say what you want Say what you will 'Cos I find you think what makes it easier And lies spread on lies We don't care Belief is ou...