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Imagine a World with Lawyers and Accountants, where Bureaucracy doesn’t Stand in your Way

Automation gets a bad wrap. Apparently, it’s coming for all of our jobs and the only antidote is government intervention and collectivism – so inequality doesn’t worsen. But why is this any different from the industrial revolution – the single biggest propelling of productivity that kicked off a perpetually growing living standard across the world?…

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The Libertarian Solution to Nigeria’s Skyrocketing Inflation and Currency Devaluation

by Nathaniel Luz Nigeria, the largest economy in Africa with a federal system of government, has a mixed economic system that includes personal freedom combined with centralized economic planning and government regulation. Nigeria has had its challenges as a developing country, but these have worsened since the coronavirus pandemic hit the nation.  Presently, the nation…

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America’s Oldest Cigar Company Seeks to Import Cuban Leaf for the First Time in 60 Years

The Cuban cigar has become a bit of a unicorn to the American cigar smoker since the Cuban embargo banned the importation of all products from the island on February 7th, 1962. Thanks to America’s oldest and last operational cigar factory, J.C. Newman, American consumers may soon be able to taste Cuban tobacco for the…

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Who Pays When the US Government Defaults On its Debt?

The Biden Administration and the Federal Reserve somehow believe the national debt does not matter. The spin is that spending keeps the economy growing as long as the credit card can be paid off in U.S. dollars, so why worry? The federal government truly treats Americans as 328 million “suckers.” Unfortunately, reality will hit when…

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Bitcoin Uses Half the Energy of the Banking System

Elon Musk recently sent bitcoin prices plummeting when he announced that Tesla would no longer accept the cryptocurrency, citing concerns over the environment. “Energy usage trend over past few months is insane,” said Musk, one of bitcoin’s highest-profile supporters, in a May 12 tweet. Tesla & Bitcoin pic.twitter.com/YSswJmVZhP — Elon Musk (@elonmusk) May 12, 2021…

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Is This the Beginning of the End for the War On Drugs?

When thinking of war, some recall being on a battlefield with the deafening sounds of gunfire and bombs exploding around them, while others remember the grief of burying a loved one who died defending this country. Many can only imagine what it may be like from movies, documentaries or video games. However, for decades, a…

I’ll Take My Share of the Money, Now! MMT Part II
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I’ll Take My Share of the Money, Now! MMT Part II

How much money can our government give away and still remain viable? How much money can Americans spend without being tired of spending? How many subsidies is the business community willing to accept without recognizing its addiction to socialism? So far, the federal government, under the guise of Covid relief, has passed five laws that…

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Bernie Sanders Introduces Bill Raising Taxes On Companies That Pay Executives 50 Times More Than Median Worker

Thomas Catenacci on March 17, 2021 Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders introduced legislation Wednesday that would targeting companies who pay executives 50 times more than their median worker. The legislation, titled the Tax Excessive CEO Pay Act, aims to combat corporate greed and “end outrageous CEO pay,” Sen. Bernie Sanders said in a press releaseWednesday. Sens….

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Biden Attempts to Keep Eugenics Alive with Economics

It appears that President Joe Biden and progressives will not be able to sneak in a $15 minimum wage increase into a 1.9 trillion dollar Covid-19 relief bill. This disabled Libertarian couldn’t be happier that the wage will not make it through the legislative process—at least for now—as minimum wage laws can trace their roots…