Category Archives: Economic Freedom

U.S. Hikes Fee To Renounce Citizenship By 422%

Not really an issue for any but the uber-rich, and for them the fee increase will probably not be noticed, but it is a rather pathetic sign of the dismal state of the USA today. Rather than try to solve … Continue reading

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Capitalism in Chile Derailed

Chile is now moving back into the Latin American Socialist camp. This tax reform involves increasing the corporate tax rate, reducing tax incentives, all in the name of helping the children by giving them free education. Chile was the only … Continue reading

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20 Years of Economic Stagnation for the Middle Class — What are you going to do about it?

“…today one hour of work at the end of 2013 produces 169.8% of the output that one hour of work produced in 1980… “It does not matter how many dollars you have or are paid.  What matters is how much time you … Continue reading

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Game Changer: FDA Rules No Wooden Boards in Cheese Aging

Yet another industry in the USSA about to be snuffed out of existence by the overweening incompetence of the Federal Government under the control of the Obama Regime. Thank God we have an over sized, over paid, over intrusive Federal … Continue reading

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Russia to cut 10% of civil service staff

In the face of a worldwide economic crisis, Russia seems to be the only country willing to voluntarily cut some of the fat. And no one is holding a sword over Russia’s head like in Greece or other European countries. … Continue reading

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Brookings Institute Confirms Decline in US Business Growth – Bad News for Employment

Business dynamism is the process by which firms continually are born, fail, expand, and contract, as some jobs are created, others are destroyed, and others still are turned over. Research has firmly established that this dynamic process is vital to … Continue reading

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Galt’s Gulch Chile

http://galtsgulchchile.com/ For those of you who have not read “Atlas Shrugged” Galt’s Gulch is a mythical place where the last capitalists take refuge from a tyrannical and corrupt socialist state. Well it seems to be a myth no more. A … Continue reading

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The U.S. Has the Highest Corporate Income Tax Rate and Among the Highest Personal Rates

In today’s globalized world, U.S. corporations are increasingly at a competitive disadvantage. They currently face the highest statutory corporate income tax rate in the world at 39.1 percent. This overall rate is a combination of our 35 percent federal rate and … Continue reading

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