Tag Archives: government meddling
Property Confiscation Is Coming
Outright property confiscation by governments is something that’s ardently disparaged here at the Economic Prism. There’s no justification we can rationalize for state sponsored theft. This includes penalizing those who are young and healthy with a disproportionate burden of a … Continue reading
The New Era of Fed Activism
The basic characteristic of an overextended government is that its institutions are rotten. Take the U.S. Post Office, for instance. It lost $15.9 billion in 2012. That’s over $43.5 million per day – flushed down the toilet – for an … Continue reading
Things Are Getting Better and Other Popular Lies
The President says things are getting better. The economy’s improving. There will be prosperity for all in our time. But if you live outside the Washington beltway, and earn your living through honest means, you know this is essentially a … Continue reading