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Meloni: anyone who refuses a reasonable job loses unemployment benefits

Economic Liberty /

The government's proposal is as simple as it is reasonable, but due to the current political discussion and debates, it is also controversial. According to the initiative, the person who is collecting the subsidy and receives a "reasonable" job offer, in case of refusing the job will automatically lose the government income. "For those who can work, the solution cannot be the Citizenship Income," Meloni said in his last speech in the Italian Parliament.

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Economic Liberty
Marcelo Duclos
December 5, 2022
Meloni: anyone who refuses a reasonable job loses unemployment benefits

Friedrich A. Hayek (1899-1992), his legacy and classical liberalism

Classical Liberalism /

Fortunately, he lived long enough to see his towering intellect recognized again. Both Keynesians and socialists were eventually defeated soundly by the tide of events and the truth of his teachings. Classical liberalism is once again a vibrant body of thought. Austrian economics has re-emerged as a major school of economic thought, and younger scholars in law, history, economics, politics, and philosophy are pursuing Hayekian themes.

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Classical Liberalism
Peter J. Boettke, PhD
November 8, 2022
Friedrich A. Hayek (1899-1992)

Joseph Stiglitz against the free market

Free Market /

But Stigliz condemns inequalities instead of realizing what a blessing they are; otherwise if all men liked the same woman or if they all wanted to be doctors and there were no tambourines, society would collapse. Even conversation would be unbearably tedious because it would be just like talking to the mirror. On the other hand, inequalities of income and wealth in a free society refer to rewards and punishments for serving or not serving the needs of others.

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Free Market
Alberto Benegas, PhD
November 7, 2022

Markets Aren't Perfect, but Government Is Worse

Limited Government /

No serious free marketer believes that markets are perfect. We aren't utopians. Unfortunately, perfect markets and perfect competition are often the starting point of economic textbooks. This rosy starting point leads many to conclude that when conditions are less than perfect, the best course of action for a correction is government intervention. It's wrong.

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Limited Government
Veronique de Rugy
October 24, 2022

Progressive Paradise Lost

Migration /

Puerto Ricans have lived through decades of this left-wing utopia, and they are fleeing it. The island’s working-age population declined by 100,000 since 2005, as the economy shifted from stagnation to depression. In a parallel universe with free markets and low regulation, Puerto Rico could have become the Singapore of the Caribbean.

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Migration
Salim Furth
October 23, 2022
Progressive Paradise Lost

The Heroes of Capitalism: Margaret Thatcher

Classical Liberalism /

One of the most pressing deficiencies of the defenders of the market economy: the lack of myths. In contrast to the left and its romanticization of symbols that were once the incarnation of the most stupendous oppression the earth has ever witnessed, the right and its families are orphaned of intellectual and political referents. Therefore, it is necessary to select and resignify some historical figures that, although we may disagree with certain actions, as a whole serve to embody values that we share.

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Classical Liberalism
Ramón Audet
September 19, 2022

Puerto Rican physiatrist: I've been here for two years, and I can't take it anymore.

Migration /

After two years of struggling daily with a broken system, I have had to make the decision to return to the United States. My situation is just a symptom of an ailing healthcare system that is not prepared to help either healthcare professionals or patients.

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Migration
Elba Gerena
September 2, 2022
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