Not Every Bad Policy is Socialist
In free-market circles, most government intervention is dismissed as "socialist," with the result that the term has lost its true meaning.
Interventionism
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What the Olympics Teach Us about International Trade
Government schemes are powerless in gauging where comparative advantage lies, whether we are talking about trade or sports.
How Government Ruined American Sodas
Under a system of tariffs, subsidies, and restrictions, we get companies like Coke and Pepsi producing collectivist drinks for the masses.
Price Controls Are Disastrous for Venezuela, and Everywhere Else
Many of Venezuela's woes stem from the Venezuelan state's reliance on price controls to enact its socialist goals. Famine has resulted.
Interventionism: Government’s War Against Consumers
The government wants to arrogate to itself the power, which, in an economy, is in the hands of the consumers.
Manipulation: The Phony Job Recovery
Delving further into the jobs report, we see that many of the jobs that were supposedly created were jobs in government.
The Minimum Wage: Taking Away the Right to Work
The view seems to be that if a higher minimum wage is mandated that employers will continue to make all of the same hiring decisions. Not true.
Deflation Is Always Good for the Economy
The major threat to any economy is not deflation, but the policies used to count it.
