2+ hour, 24+ min ago  (349+ words) Defending the taking of more from the more productive, progressive tax reformers argue the emotion that motivates them isn't jealousy but a sense of unfairness. They claim with weak, if any, proof that humans have a documented "inequity aversion'a biological…...

1+ week, 2+ hour ago  (565+ words) The theory states, according to Obama's economist David Vandivier, there is a This argument has been used to justify Obama's agenda for increasing the minimum wage, universal pre-K, and even Obama's signature policy'Obamacare. One problem with the Great Gatsby Curve,…...

3+ week, 1+ hour ago  (419+ words) Mark Thornton replays his Rothbard University lecture on government spending and taxation, using Rothbard's framework of binary intervention to overturn the standard civics-story that taxes are "the cost" of government and spending is "the benefit." Mark argues both are economically…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (180+ words) Both progressives and conservatives show a complete unwillingness or inability to distinguish between those who got rich by genuinely creating value by serving others and those who are getting rich by expropriating wealth through force. Read the article here: https:…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago  (127+ words) It took centuries to end the idea that taxes kept the privileged class in comfort and financed their wars. But now we're told taxes = civilization. Original article: https: //mises. org/mises-daily/taxation-robbery It took centuries to end the idea that…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago  (205+ words) A new golden age would begin with the elimination of the worst tax, writes Murray Sabrin. President Trump's so-called populism really is a mish-mash of protectionism, increased government spending, price controls, and some deregulation. Don't expect good results. Some economists…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago  (163+ words) While Tax Freedom Day is mid-April, Rothbard's measure of the government's fiscal burden reveals that Americans don't truly start working for themselves until June 5, over seven weeks later. Original article: https: //mises. org/power-market/tax-freedom-day-underestimates-how-long-you-work-government Tax Freedom Day Underestimates How…...

3+ mon, 3+ week ago  (207+ words) The current war is a timely reminder that the US ruling elites regard the US taxpayers and ordinary Americans as little more than inconvenient afterthoughts in US foreign policy. "Murray N. Rothbard is a scholar of unique, indeed monumental achievements: the…...

5+ mon, 3+ day ago  (250+ words) Redistribution happens when the state tries to improve on the natural distribution of the free market, but thereby smothering this market process, preventing it from working properly. Massive income redistribution is realized by multi-layered state bureaucracies, using tools such as…...

6+ mon, 1+ week ago  (214+ words) It's that time again! Join or renew your 2026 Membership with the Mises Institute and be part of a community that champions Austrian economics, freedom, and peace. Why Join? In a world facing economic challenges, the ideas of Ludwig von Mises…...