When conservatives advocate lower taxes and less regulation, their critics often retort that conservatives are just advancing the interest of business
Published: Tuesday, August 7th, 2018 @ 12:39 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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"If you look at the U.S. current account balance…we are ceding about $450 billion of our wealth to mostly Southeast Asia and a little bit to Mexico." Kyle Bass, Founder of Hayman Capital Management on the Fox Business Channel.
Published: Monday, May 14th, 2018 @ 5:22 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Over the years I’ve written several articles about the differences between economic growth and economic development
Published: Wednesday, January 3rd, 2018 @ 12:36 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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The sober realization is that socialism is still challenging freedom - even with the irrefutable mountain of evidence of its abject failure and toll on humans everywhere it has been tried
Published: Monday, January 1st, 2018 @ 4:42 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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One of the most common misconceptions about the free market is that it encourages people to pursue their own "narrow self-interest," usually interpreted as caring only about one's self while ignoring the needs and desires of others
Published: Saturday, September 30th, 2017 @ 4:55 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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It's easy to understand why a group of environmental activists would support new government rules promoting the use of "renewable," "green," or "clean" energy sources. Misguided as the rules might be, they would appear to align government policy more closely to the environmentalists' goals.
Published: Wednesday, February 25th, 2015 @ 3:59 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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The lines below from Adam Smith would argue in favor of getting artificial barriers to business out of the way of entrepreneurs.
Published: Friday, August 23rd, 2013 @ 10:34 am
By: Warren Smith
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Sellers of goods and services are motivated to do their best when they can make more money if they do a great job of satisfying their customers. On the other hand, very few will put forth their best when there is no extrinsic reward for doing so.
Published: Saturday, February 16th, 2013 @ 9:29 pm
By: George Leef
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North Carolina ranks 29th of the 50 U.S. states (plus the District of Columbia) when it comes to imposing laws requiring people wishing to perform certain occupations to get a license from the government, according to a new study by Institute for Justice.
Published: Monday, June 18th, 2012 @ 1:52 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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