President Trump is considering paying mothers $5000 per childbirth. However, the marginal effect of an extra $5K would nudge couples who are close to affording an additional child.
Foreign direct aid has failed to alleviate worldwide poverty. Nations with secure property rights and the institutions that foster them have prospered.
Socialism can only be maintained when one group imposes its will by force on all other groups, writes D.W. MacKenzie. This audio Mises Daily is narrated by Allan Davis.
The movement towards socialized medicine is strong but widely misunderstood. Many ordinary people see health care as a right and complain that it is too expensive. Some economists also see problems with the existing health care system and propose
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