Oct27
Individual freedoms correlate positively with efficient allocation of resources.
Countries that respect individual freedom are rich and that must because people in those countries realized, often correctly, that their interest match their productivity.
So we wouldn’t make much mistake if we “define” individual freedom by lack of market distortion governments’ create. That’s what we’ll do in this article.
Say government says that you cannot buy orange. Than governments trample on your individual freedom, namely your right to buy orange.
But it depends on the punishment. We can’t say the government violates our individual freedom if the punishment is too light.
Say the government says that if you buy orange you need to be fined by $1. Then well, that’s your oppression. $1. Big deal.
Say the market price for apple is $5 and government says that it should be $6. So every time you buy an apple you are fined $1. Tax and fine is the same thing.
That also means that orange suppliers get a subsidy of $1.
Also by being a consumer of orange rather than the supplier, you forgo the $1 subsidy that the orange supplier makes. So that’s another $1 punishment for you for every orange you fail to make. Government has forced everyone to produce orange by not giving them $1 that government gives to orange producer.
The same way free health care is punishment against those who are healthy. Free education is punishment for those who do not have kids. If paid by income tax, that means punishment for those who earn money.
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Aug4
Thousands would march to oppose death penalty. Even Israel abolishes death penalty. When someone murder, kill, burglarize, rob, rape, flay, torture, whatever, that person must not die. Politicians will come up with thousands of reasons why it’s bad to kill bad guy.
Let me try to paraphrase it.
Say you have a beautiful 14 years old daughter. […]
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Filed In: Proper Alignment
Jul28
Faster than the speeding bullet and using infra red detection to locate humans’ location, SuperBushMan has been helping to guide Israel’s bombs to reach their target.
Superman has been an epitome of American’s ideals for truth and justice for so long. “As his substitute, and when those ideals change, I am adapting my nature to those […]
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Jul19
Many people believe that religions teach good stuff. Well, good or bad depends a lot on points of view. However, let’s ignore that aspect for a while.
The religious teachings are not the problem.
The problem with religion is not what it teach. The problem is in how people believe and defend the teachings.
I’ll give you an […]
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Jul2
Do you know how much does it cost to lease a land for 60 years? About the same with the price of the land.
Think it this way. How much will it cost to rent a land for 1 year? Probably not much different than the interest rate for the value of the land, assuming the […]
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Jun20
When we’re not at war, we’re in race. That’s simply how we evolve.
Freedom means competition. When Ann is free to choose Bob or Jim, Bob or Jim will have to compete to get Ann’s precious eggs and 9 months 10 days rent.
Some people do not want to compete.
So they oppose freedom.
That’s why many governments intervention […]
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Jun19
Is marriage good for women?
Many people want to prohibit prostitution and porn. They said those are so bad that they have to be prohibited.
So, if a woman wants to have sex, what’s the alternative for that? Marriage.
By prohibiting the alternatives, societies pretty much push people into marriage.
However, is marriage that good? I mean compared to […]
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