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Two questions: 1. Could anyone help me out by giving a better explanation of how "obscene" profits by oil companies actually help consumers at the pump and don't hurt them? I understand how higher profits equal more savings, which equal more investment, which equal more capital, which equal...
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I was in ASDA today, which is a the British subsidiary of Wal-Mart, and just like WM in the US, it's not considered a very classy, quality, organic (read: tasty) grocer, to say the least. I like Sainsbury's and M&S better, but this one is much closer to home. As I really should lose some...
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Here are a few links to miscellaneous, libertarian-leaning articles which might serve as starting points on the general topic of railroads and government intervention. You might want to read some more of Thomas DiLorenzo, especially his book on the history of American capitalism, and Rothbard's book...
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On another thread in the forums someone mentioned comics/graphic storytelling/whatever you want to call it as a means to communicate anarcho-capitalist ideas to the wider world. As an art major, I started thinking about how I could accomplish this. Comics lend themselves well to communicating ideas,...
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Conflict between the socialist oriented and market oriented camps within anarchism can get very tedious. Many anarcho-communists and anarcho-syndicalists appear to emphatically claim that market anarchism isn't truly anarchism, that opposition to private property and capitalism is a requirement for...
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It is common for many libertarians, especially those in America, to assume that they have a natural alliance with "the right". This is based on certain assumptions, such as the notion that contemporary libertarianism grew out of the old American conservative movement and that "the right"...
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Hi guys. I'm kinda sick of my country's Keynsian atmosphere so I'm going to try writing coherent rebuttals to the stuff being offered up. Case in point is our "Rice Crisis." Unfortunately, I suck at writing so I figured I'd start here with the choir before facing the wolves...
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In the midst of our economic slowdown, the U.S. Treasury Dept has issued what they are calling the "Blueprint for Financial Regulatory Reform". The highlights, as given by an article on Yahoo!'s website , are as follows: --designate the Fed as the primary regulator for market stability...
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The Paul Graham essay I linked last time didn't cut much ice, which I'm not sure I understand, but this one is great too, I recommend reading it.
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The U.S. health care system is not broken. Everyone who needs care gets care. The care is very fast and excellent. Everyone over the age of 65 (regardless of income) receives free medical care, including greatly reduced prices on prescription drugs. In the state of Illinois (I don’t know about other...