Hal Snarr

Articles

The Consequences of California’s New Minimum Wage Law

05/24/2024 Mises Wire Hal Snarr

The law that establishes California’s minimum wage rate at twenty dollars per hour is purportedly aimed at uplifting the state’s working poor. The role of economics is to evaluate such claims through...

The Price-Gouging State

02/07/2023 Mises Wire Hal Snarr

Friends and family are talking, on Facebook, about the rapid rise in the price of eggs. Their posts also report that there are plenty of eggs in the dairy sections of local grocery stores. A few...

In Search of Utopia

03/15/2021 Mises Wire Hal Snarr

Utopia is described as a society void of pain and poverty. It was sought well before Sir Thomas More coined the word in 1516 from the Greek words ou and topos. Since their combination translates as...

Media

The Consequences of California’s New Minimum Wage Law

06/07/2024 Hal Snarr

Supporters of the new California minimum wage law for fast-food restaurants claim it will bolster economic opportunity for lower-income people. It actually will be a wealth transfer from the poor to the rich.

The Price-Gouging State

02/21/2023 Hal Snarr

Politicians and the media are blaming businesses for inflation when, in fact, the skyrocketing prices of nearly everything have a government stamp on them.

Why the Mainstream Fails to Understand Recessions

07/09/2014 Hal Snarr

Many Austrians saw the bust coming, and thanks to Austrian economics, we also better understand the details of how booms and busts work, writes Hal Snarr. This audio Mises Daily is narrated by Allan Davis.

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