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The Minimum Wage and Indifference

Posted on June 12, 2014 by Dude Where's My Freedom?

We Can Predict The Effects Of Seattle’s $15 An Hour Minimum Wage. In light of Seattle’s recent decision to raise its minimum wage to $15 an hour, numerous free-market writers have done an excellent job detailing the long list of … Continue reading →

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“Sochi Problems” Are Government Problems

Posted on March 5, 2014 by Dude Where's My Freedom?

The Winter Olympics came and went, as the world’s best skiers and skaters (yeah, the entire winter Olympics is based on those two unpopular sports, but we try not to talk about that in order to be polite) descended upon … Continue reading →

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The Unintended Consequences of “Helping” The Troops

Posted on January 22, 2014 by Dude Where's My Freedom?

Payday Lending and Overdraft Protection | The Volokh Conspiracy Back in 2007, the U.S. military was facing a problem.  Soldiers, Sailors, and Marines were (and still are) awful with money.  They were racking up massive debts, and scrambling to attempt … Continue reading →

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The “Better Off Than Your Parents” Myth

Posted on September 18, 2013 by Dude Where's My Freedom?

It’s a common refrain in American society, I’m sure you’ve heard it before.  The specific phrasing varies, but it usually goes something like, “Every parent wants their children to be better off than they were,” or “Everyone wants to be … Continue reading →

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More On “Fair” Wages

Posted on August 23, 2013 by Dude Where's My Freedom?

In my last post, I mentioned that a libertarian, if asked to estimate the “worth” of an hour of unskilled labor, would likely answer “We can’t know, but probably less than $7.50.”  To me, the logic behind this seems pretty … Continue reading →

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Subjective Value And “Fair” Wages

Posted on August 21, 2013 by Dude Where's My Freedom?

Tom Woods has written some excellent posts on recent protests by fast-food workers here and here.  He covers a lot of ground in these, but I just wanted to elaborate on one particular issue that stood out to me. Question:  … Continue reading →

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Boys get paid more than girls for chores because they have to do gross, dirty, potentially dangerous chores that girls don’t? No silly. It’s because SEXISM! | judgybitch

Posted on August 16, 2013 by Dude Where's My Freedom?

Boys get paid more than girls for chores because they have to do gross, dirty, potentially dangerous chores that girls don’t? No silly. It’s because SEXISM! | judgybitch. I discovered this blog by a charming woman who refers to herself … Continue reading →

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Elections: A Very Poor Substitute For Markets

Posted on August 12, 2013 by Dude Where's My Freedom?

While debating the merits of my last post, I received plenty of objections, most of which were from people who were just missing the point entirely and therefore not worth responding to.  But I also received one objection that I … Continue reading →

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Do We Really Need “Better” Schools?

Posted on August 9, 2013 by Dude Where's My Freedom?

When debating the merits of privatization with statists, they will often attempt to frame the debate in terms of:  “Explain to me how you can be sure that the private sector will produce better schools/roads/police/military protection than the government does.”  … Continue reading →

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Jeffrey Tucker Roundup

Posted on August 7, 2013 by Dude Where's My Freedom?

Everyone’s favorite bowtie-wearing author/speaker/all-around cool guy always makes for some good reading material, but his output as of late has been just staggering.  He has been absolutely on fire.  All of these articles are absolutely amazing and strong candidates for … Continue reading →

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