Category Archives: Big Government

Media pundits like to point out that in spite of record corporate profits, many of these corporations are hoarding on to their cash rather than making capital investments or raising the wages of their workers. This leads to their argument … Continue reading →

The main purpose of the Affordable Care Act, commonly dubbed ObamaCare, is to curb the increase in the cost of healthcare in order to make them more affordable. However, many healthcare providers have already increased premiums or are proposing new … Continue reading →

New Hampshire State Representative Cynthia Chase believes that the principles of liberty, sound money, and free markets are a threat to her state and society as a whole. Her rather unflattering viewpoints on libertarian principles stems from the growing movement … Continue reading →

In the wake of the tragic shootings at Sandyhook Elementary in Newtown, Connecticut, many people are calling for the enactment of more stringent gun control. It is easy to react emotionally to such tragic events by demanding the government to … Continue reading →

A while back I went with a group of friends down to Long Beach, CA for a kayaking event. Once our group was all gathered up, we made our way to the kayaking booth to rent our boats. Before taking … Continue reading →

The government loves to meddle with potential mergers and acquisitions in the name of preventing monopolies and cultivating competition in the markets (most monopolies/oligopolies are government enabled anyways).  Yet, when the government itself has a monopoly over certain goods and … Continue reading →

In yet another example of government distortion of the markets, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) forced the shutdown of InTrade. As many internet users know, InTrade is a prediction website that allows bidders to make predictions on practically everything. … Continue reading →

This was one of the questions put forth by Congressman Ron Paul during his farewell speech to Congress. Over the next few weeks, we will explore in more detail the answers to some of these questions.  This is another example of … Continue reading →

This was one of the questions put forth by Congressman Ron Paul during his farewell speech to Congress. Over the next few weeks, we will explore in more detail the answers to some of these questions.  This question is relevant … Continue reading →

After every disaster or war, you hear “economists” and pundits talk about how the economic “benefits” of fixing the damages is a silver lining of the resulting destruction. Let’s make this clear: there is no silver lining to Hurricane Sandy. … Continue reading →