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Tag Archives : Central planning

The Heavy Cost of Czechoslovakian Socialism

The Heavy Cost of Czechoslovakian Socialism

Posted on April 10, 2019

A story with a semi-happy ending.

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Government-Directed Industrial Policy Will Hinder China’s Growth

Government-Directed Industrial Policy Will Hinder China’s Growth

Posted on March 9, 2019

Why Made in China 2025 won’t succeed.

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The Problems With Green Central Planning

The Problems With Green Central Planning

Posted on September 24, 2018

More examples of the damage done by economic planning.

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Nazism and Communism Are Two Sides of the Collectivist Coin

Nazism and Communism Are Two Sides of the Collectivist Coin

Posted on May 25, 2018

Big government is coercive government,

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Montreal Learned the Wrong Lesson from Ayn Rand

Montreal Learned the Wrong Lesson from Ayn Rand

Posted on January 2, 2017

Montreal institutes Directive 10-289.

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If We Want Prosperity, Prices Should Be Determined by Markets Rather than Politicians

If We Want Prosperity, Prices Should Be Determined by Markets Rather than Politicians

Posted on November 7, 2015

Video shows the value of prices.

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To Protect Liberty, Don’t Let Governments Collect Data

To Protect Liberty, Don’t Let Governments Collect Data

Posted on July 20, 2015

Imagine how much freer we would be if Washington didn’t have access to our private information.

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After Reviewing the Federal Reserve’s Lousy Track Record, Thomas Sowell Asks Why such a Deeply Flawed Institution Should Be Allowed to Accumulate more Power

After Reviewing the Federal Reserve’s Lousy Track Record, Thomas Sowell Asks Why such a Deeply Flawed Institution Should Be Allowed to Accumulate more Power

Posted on February 9, 2013

When speaking about the difference between the private sector and the government, I sometimes emphasize that mistakes and errors are inevitable, and that the propensity to screw up may be just as prevalent in the private sector as it is in the public sector. I actually think the government is more likely to screw up, for […]

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So-Called Paycheck Fairness Act Would Allow Government to Second-Guess Private Markets

So-Called Paycheck Fairness Act Would Allow Government to Second-Guess Private Markets

Posted on June 10, 2012

Back in 2010, I cited the superb work of Christina Hoff Summers as she explained that we should let markets determine wages rather than giving that power to a bunch of bean-counting bureaucrats. She wrote that article because leftists at the time were pushing a so-called Paycheck Fairness Act that would have given the government […]

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China’s Economic Model Is Superior…if You Think U.S. Living Standards Should Drop by 80 Percent

China’s Economic Model Is Superior…if You Think U.S. Living Standards Should Drop by 80 Percent

Posted on December 1, 2011

I’m glad that China has taken some steps away from communism. According to Economic Freedom of the World, China was one of 10-worst nations for economic liberty back in 1980 and they’ve since climbed to 92nd place out of 141 nations. I’ve even offered a small bit of praise for China’s shift to a more […]

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