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Decline and Fall of British Petroleum
The market does more to regulate big business than the government does. While no oil company wants to go bankrupt, during good times any oil company can find the money necessary to pay off regulators. All the same, regulators are not as good at predicting the future as are entrepreneurs looking after their assets and value. Continue reading
British Petroleum the victim?
Should British Petroleum be victimized for their 2010 oil spill? Continue reading
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Tagged British, environmentalism, liability, oil, outcry, petroleum, regulation, Rockwell, spill
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Six Reasons Why the Capital Gains Tax Should Be Abolished
Cato Institute’s Dan Mitchell on why the capital gains tax should be abolished. Continue reading
Student Exploitation Revisited
Unpaid internships are not exploitative if the student voluntarily agrees to the terms of the contract. By regulating what an unpaid internship entails, the state promises to limit the supply of available interships, thereby hurting the student. Continue reading
Who is to Blame for the High Cost of Healthcare?
Charles Fain Lehman provides a quick look into the world of health insurance, showing why health care is so expensive and difficult to attain. The health care market is not a market failure, but a result of government regulation. Continue reading
Roosevelt’s Recession of 1937
Roosevelt’s Recession of 1937, which saw the unraveling of supposed economic growth in the prior years, is oftentimes used as an historical example of what occurs when government decreases spending levels or the central bank fails to continue credit expansion. The use of this event to exemplify these things is disingenuous. More accurate lessons can be drawn, which show that only the market can fix itself. Continue reading
Bill Clinton is a Moron
Bill Clinton might think that some races are less capable than others, but in reality all men are born equal. The ability to excel is limited only by the limitations imposed on that individual by government and himself. Continue reading
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Tagged Bill, Clinton, entrepreneurship, Government, Haiti, liberty, Property, racism, regulation, rights, tyranny
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A Spanish Entrepreneur vs. The State
The story of Pedro Permnyer and Francisco Bultó’s motorcycle manufacturing firm named Montesa. Continue reading
Posted in History
Tagged entrepreneurship, Government, Investment, regulation, risk, Spain, State, taxes
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Merits of Self-Regulation
The best way to regulate BP is to make them liable for all the damages they caused. Continue reading →