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Truthout: Salvatore Babones: “Why Inequality Is a Problem and Growth a Red Herring”: How People Are Paid Based on The Skills and Production

Why Inequality Is a Problem and Growth a Red Herring. I really dislike the term income inequality because it assumes that with some people making a lot more money then others. And with income rising with part of the population … Continue reading

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Basic Economics: Video: Milton Friedman: What’s Wrong With Welfare?: What The Purpose of Welfare Should Be

Milton Friedman – Whats wrong with welfare? – YouTube. Welfare becomes a problem when it puts the responsibility on government to take care of the people. And takes that responsibility and power away from the people. And I’ll give you … Continue reading

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Liberty Pen: Video: Milton Friedman: The Escape From Collectivism, 1978

Milton Friedman – The Escape From Collectivism – YouTube. I’ve been blogging a lot about individual-freedom that combines both economic and personal-freedom but that also goes with individual-responsibility. And what’s ironic about this is that I’ve been debating with right-wingers … Continue reading

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Eric Holmberg: Video: Milton Friedman Tries to Help a Future Wall Street Occupier Michael Moore, 1978

Milton Friedman Tries to Help a Future Wall Street Occupier – YouTube. I’m not sure Michael Moore could give Milton Friedman a good debate at any point in his life. Let alone in his mid twenties like he was in … Continue reading

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Media Spin: Video: Milton Friedman: Redistribution of Wealth! From 1978

Milton Friedman – Redistribution of Wealth! – YouTube. Redistribution of wealth is something that we’ve had going back to the entire history of the United States. And is something that perhaps only Anarcho-Libertarians are against but the fact is it’s … Continue reading

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Mises Institute: Video: Joseph T. Salerno: “The Myth of a Fair Tax”: What Price Should We Pay For a Civilize Society

The Myth of a Fair Tax | Joseph T. Salerno – YouTube. For anyone who believes that taxes are theft or illegal or unconstitutional. First of all you should look up the definitions of those terms because you are simply … Continue reading

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Liberty Pen: Video: C-Span: 1988 Debate Between Walter Williams & Ron Walters on Affirmative Action

YouTube. The problem with affirmative-action in a country that’s suppose to be a Liberal-Democracy like America. That claims to be color-blind and that all people are created equally under law. Is that affirmative-action simply contradicts those beautiful values that I … Continue reading

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ReasonTV: Video: Matt Welch: The GOP Civil War Over Libertarianism: The Future of The Republican Party

The GOP Civil War Over Libertarianism: Matt Welch at Reason Weekend 2013 – YouTube. This is exactly where the Republican Party is at and why Republicans are examining where they are now and where they are headed in the future. … Continue reading

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Reason: Veronique De Rugy: Spending: A Bipartisan Love Story: How Democrats and Republicans Get Elected and Reelected

Spending: A Bipartisan Love Story – Reason.com. If you are familiar with the terms bringing home the bacon or pork barrel spending or big spenders. Then you are familiar with the United States Congress because generally that’s all. Representatives and … Continue reading

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TruthOut: Laurie Jo Reynolds & Stephen F. Eisenman: “Tamms Is Torture”: The Campaign to Close an Illinois Supermax Prison: How to Reform Solitary Confinement

Tamms Is Torture: The Campaign to Close an Illinois Supermax Prison. I’m not against solitary-confinement but itself because there are inmates who represent a serious threat to. Staff as well as other inmates and at times to themselves and because … Continue reading

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