Republican Allen West and the Redistribution State
Republican Rep. Allen West decried government “handouts” as the worst form of modern “slavery” during a recent speech to Congress. In modern times, West said, this has meant fighting to prevent black...
View ArticleGSA and The Decline and Fall of the American Empire
Politicians love to talk about fairness. What is fair about robbing from some to redistribute to others?The post GSA and The Decline and Fall of the American Empire appeared first on Capitalism Magazine.
View ArticleA Beggar Society is Not a Great Society
In a work of historical fiction, one of the characters wrote to another about the leaders of the Communist-socialist revolution in Russia. “Their leaders were committed to peace; they had promised...
View ArticleThe Freedom to Choose
You have a moral right to choose what will bring you satisfaction, joy, and happiness, as long as you respect the mutual rights of others. The post The Freedom to Choose appeared first on Capitalism...
View ArticleSOS Liberty: Young People Oppose the Generational Theft of Obama’s Big...
Readers are always asking me to please write about good news. I have good news. I’m happy to report that at least some young people are still in favor of liberty, and willing to acknowledge the...
View ArticleWhy the Neediest Are Also the Greediest
A reader asked: Why is it that the people who are the most UNAPPRECIATIVE are also the ones who want EVERYTHING? Great question! The answer is: The neediest are the greediest. Actually, “greed” is not...
View ArticleSocialism and the Meaning of Investment by Government
Government makes ‘investments’ in us that we can’t refuse. Many, including me, have identified the socialist premises in President Obama’s remarks on July 13 in Roanoke, VA. But are Obama’s actual...
View ArticleWelfare State of Mind
I was recently advised by my office manager, who was responding to the building manager’s office receipt of complaints, that I could not smoke outside near a side entrance to our office building, as I...
View ArticleThe Age of Envy and Entitlements: A New Kind of Civil War
Now that all the excuses, rationalizations, analyses, number-countings, hand-wringings, finger-pointings, and tear-sheddings have largely passed, I feel that I can say something about why, on November...
View ArticleWhat About The Poor?
A common question, when discussing capitalism, is: What about the poor? In other words, won’t the poor be helpless and hopeless in a capitalist society? The premise underlying such questions is...
View ArticleWhat About the Poor?
A common question, when discussing capitalism, is: What about the poor? In other words, won’t the poor be helpless and hopeless in a capitalist society? The premise underlying such questions is...
View ArticleTotalitarian-by-Proxy: Sarah Conly’s “Against Autonomy: Justifying Coercive...
The stereotypical image of an ambitious tyrant is of Adolf Hitler haranguing crowds of rapt Germans, or of machismo-obsessed Benito Mussolini addressing his adoring audiences in a belligerent,...
View ArticleEnding Poverty
Politically, the single most important requirement of wealth creation is freedom.The post Ending Poverty appeared first on Capitalism Magazine.
View ArticleCharity is Nice, But it Won’t End Hunger
Production is what makes all consumption, including charity, possible.The post Charity is Nice, But it Won’t End Hunger appeared first on Capitalism Magazine.
View ArticleCapitalism: The Solution to Mass Poverty
If we want to eradicate poverty and increase economic and general well-being, we need to understand first what capitalism really means, and then embrace it.The post Capitalism: The Solution to Mass...
View ArticleNo Material Poverty in the U.S.
Here are a few facts about people whom the Census Bureau labels as poor.The post No Material Poverty in the U.S. appeared first on Capitalism Magazine.
View ArticleObama Subsidy Spin
Obamacare incentives could reduce the size of the labor force by more than two million workers by 2017The post Obama Subsidy Spin appeared first on Capitalism Magazine.
View ArticleBill Gates is Wrong About “Giving Back”
By saying, “I must give back,” a person is essentially acknowledging, “I stole something.”The post Bill Gates is Wrong About “Giving Back” appeared first on Capitalism Magazine.
View ArticleThe High Cost of Liberalism: Part III
"Poverty" is in the eye of the statisticians -- more specifically, the government statisticians who define what constitutes "poverty," and who are unlikely to define it in ways that might jeopardize...
View ArticlePoverty and Snow Storms
Many young people in poverty today not only do not seem to know the way, but have many other people leading them off in other directions. The post Poverty and Snow Storms appeared first on Capitalism...
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