Common Sense Economics

November 8, 2019 – Germinal G. Van …… Elizabeth Warren’s wealth tax is based on the idea that the government knows how to use wealth better than the private sector. The plan also ignores that the wealthy have been shown to flee countries with a wealth tax. Continue reading →

October 27, 2019 – Jim Fedako …… When an elected official or government bureaucrat interferes with a valid, non-coerced exchange, they may appear to be helping one individual when they are actually harming a foundation of modern society; free exchange of goods and services. Continue reading →

October 8, 2019 – Gary Galles …… It is frequently alleged that, under capitalism, people aren’t paid what they are worth to employers. But the commonly-drawn implication that state intervention will improve things is false. Continue reading →

October 7, 2019 – Lee Friday …… Politicians habitually promise us greater economic prosperity, but their official policies usually contradict their promises. Continue reading →

September 16, 2019 – Gor Mkrtchian …… Governments love to point to stuff they built with your tax dollars. But they never point to all the destroyed wealth and lost opportunities that result from those same programs and policies. Continue reading →

July 3, 2019 – Gor Mkrtchian …… The regular occurrence of traffic jams in major cities is not an immutable fact of urban life. Continue reading →

June 26, 2019 – John Tamny …… We would all be better off if the wealth of the 1% was growing at an even faster rate. Continue reading →