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Mayor Carter’s ‘guaranteed income’ scheme is just a new name for more welfare
Mayor Carter's Guaranteed Income is simply a plan to add another layer of welfare to the existing arrangements. We can debate the pros or cons of this, but let us not be misled into thinking this is a...
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Minnesota’s Economic News – W/E 7/3/20
A round-up of the last week’s economic news stories in Minnesota....
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Milton Friedman: Is Welfare a Basic Human Right?
The attempt to get anything we desire designated as a 'right' which someone must provide for us is not a new one. Back in 1972, the economist Milton Friedman tackled exactly this issue in his column f...
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What is the point in a mask mandate which won’t be enforced?
A mask mandate is likely to be widely ignored, partially enforced, and dramatically increase civilian/police interactions for minor offences just when we don't need them. ...
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Research shows that requiring officers to live in a community does nothing to improve their performance or community relations
There is, at present, a broad consensus in America that policing reform is needed. That consensus will shatter if extremists, like those at City Pages, succeed in hijacking the cause and pushing stupi...
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