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Ludwig von Mises Institute : The Government Can\'t be Trusted With the Death Penalty - Marc Hyden - Mises Daily

Tue, 29 Oct 2013 14:00:31 +0000

Hello. You seem lost. Did you read the article?

Ludwig von Mises Institute : The Selfish Gene, Social Darwinism, and Human Cooperation - Toby Baxendale - Mises Daily

Wed, 23 Oct 2013 11:19:43 +0000

USC 3594: Guaranteed placement in other personnel systems. I don't get what that has to do with Saturnalian idol worship etc. Please explain.

Ludwig von Mises Institute : The State\'s Education Monopoly Increases Prices and Destroys Choice - Ron Paul - Mises Daily

Tue, 15 Oct 2013 08:25:50 +0000

Yes, public school is fantastic. That's why they give you more school (detention) as punishment.

Ludwig von Mises Institute : Do Taxpayers Want to Pay For Those Shut Down Government Services? - Ryan McMaken - Mises Daily

Mon, 7 Oct 2013 06:42:04 +0000

Thank goodness Obama had time to comment on important issues, like the naming of football teams. What ever would we do without our dear leader?

Ludwig von Mises Institute : The Walking Dead and a Refuge from the Modern State - Paul A. Cantor - Mises Daily

Thu, 26 Sep 2013 09:58:11 +0000

Spoiler alert next time! :-p

Ludwig von Mises Institute : How the State Destroys Social Cooperation - Gary Galles - Mises Daily

Tue, 3 Sep 2013 09:08:23 +0000

There is already private security, mediation and arbitration, and they work fine. Also, Stefan Molyneux has a lot of good ideas how this would work (even better) in absence of a state using insurance companies.

Ludwig von Mises Institute : The NSA and its \'Compliance Problems\' - Ben O\'Neill - Mises Daily

Mon, 2 Sep 2013 12:23:03 +0000

The point of gathering everything on everyone is that if you ever step out of line, they can look at everything you've ever done and use it against you.

Ludwig von Mises Institute : Private Property Is the Essence of Liberty - Ron Paul - Mises Daily

Fri, 23 Aug 2013 12:21:11 +0000

I wouldn't sign it because it's so blatantly clear that the other party does not honor its end of the contract.

Ludwig von Mises Institute : Paul Cantor on Artists and Alien Invasions - Paul A. Cantor - Mises Daily

Thu, 22 Aug 2013 08:20:33 +0000

There are some exceptions, but unfortunately, I think the overwhelming majority of TV shows and movies contain pro-government propaganda. It seems like you can't watch an episode of anything without being passively re-educated.

Ludwig von Mises Institute : The Logical Beauty of Libertarianism - Hans-Hermann Hoppe - Mises Daily

Fri, 2 Aug 2013 08:07:15 +0000

You can differentiate between a Jeffersonian-Misesian-Ron-Paulian-minarchist and a Rothbardian-anarchist, but you are a amateur libertarian? That gave me a chuckle :) I'd say you're way beyond amateur status.

Ludwig von Mises Institute : The Truth About Sweden Care - Klaus Bernpaintner - Mises Daily

Fri, 12 Jul 2013 11:33:48 +0000

I heard Cuba came out with a report that says Cuba is best too.

Ludwig von Mises Institute : The Truth About Sweden Care - Klaus Bernpaintner - Mises Daily

Thu, 11 Jul 2013 21:44:23 +0000

There are a lot of great articles here that explain why health care is so expensive in the US, and I'll save you some time and tell you it's not because of the mythical free market; it's because of government intervention. The reason you need insurance to get in the hospital is also because of government intervention. When the gov put in wage caps back in the day, employers offered insurance as a way around the law... thus the monster was created. I really wish I could explain more, but there are articles here that do a better job, and I'm short on time.

Ludwig von Mises Institute : The Truth About Sweden Care - Klaus Bernpaintner - Mises Daily

Thu, 11 Jul 2013 08:02:48 +0000

Right... never mind the fact that 70% of their income went to the government their entire career, and their pensions are taxed too.

Ludwig von Mises Institute : The Truth About Sweden Care - Klaus Bernpaintner - Mises Daily

Wed, 10 Jul 2013 22:51:21 +0000

US health care is not privatized. 90% of the hospitals are strictly regulated by the government. That's the string that comes attached when they accept federal money. Also, the US spends more federal dollars on health care per capita than Sweden, and then there is private money/insurance on top of that.

Ludwig von Mises Institute : The Truth About Sweden Care - Klaus Bernpaintner - Mises Daily

Wed, 10 Jul 2013 22:48:09 +0000

Do you wait until your cupboards are bare and you're starving before you buy groceries? You sound like a kid who has had everything served for you on a silver platter and never even thought about planning for the future.

Ludwig von Mises Institute : The Truth About Sweden Care - Klaus Bernpaintner - Mises Daily

Wed, 10 Jul 2013 20:19:56 +0000

I'm an American living in a Swedish city with a hospital that serves about 150K people. I had an emergency around midnight, went to the ER, and was told to have a seat. I waited until 5 in the morning before I finally asked what was taking so long, and they said there wasn't a doctor on duty until 9 AM O_O

Ludwig von Mises Institute : A Virtual Weimar: Hyperinflation in a Video Game World - Peter C. Earle - Mises Daily

Tue, 21 May 2013 06:58:44 +0000

We require more minerals.

Ludwig von Mises Institute : Germany Repatriates Its Gold - Mark Thornton - Mises Daily

Mon, 4 Feb 2013 11:24:15 +0000

No need to be so hard on yourself :-p

Ludwig von Mises Institute : The Oslo Housing Bubble Syndrome - Mark Thornton - Mises Daily

Fri, 1 Feb 2013 13:47:39 +0000

Basically, they just pay the interest on the loan, which never goes away, because they never pay down the loan. So it's like renting the house forever with massive debt.

Ludwig von Mises Institute : Germany Repatriates Its Gold - Mark Thornton - Mises Daily

Fri, 1 Feb 2013 11:28:20 +0000

Where did you get your numbers? Here is the official scoop: http://www.fms.treas.gov/gold/current.html