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we all admit the existence of exploiters

By mitchell b powell | Published: 1604, 3rd September, 2010
I’m in the awkward position of being a pretty radical libertarian.  Given the opportunity, I would whittle down government interference in the economy down to zero.  And by government interference in the economy, I mean any attempt to redistribute income by force from the rich to the poor, or from the poor to the rich.  [...]
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cause-and-effect: healthcare bill edition

By mitchell b powell | Published: 1429, 13th April, 2010
The market is governed by simple principles derived from the fact that on the free market everyone is trying to get whatever it happens to be that they want.  One of these rules concerns the relationship between supply and demand.
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on the recent house bill, socialism, etc.

By mitchell b powell | Published: 1347, 22nd March, 2010
As most likely all of you know, there was a very significant healthcare bill passed yesterday.  A friend of mine went so far as to say (via facebook), Hurray, the United States government just declared the Church is officially off the hook in regards to the care of the sick and infirm. Now all we [...]
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