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Run for the hills!

The EU/IMF raiding bank accounts in Cyprus to bail out the country’s financial system sets a dangerous precedent and investors should “run for the hills” said investor Jim Rogers, chairman of Rogers Holdings, on “Squawk on the Street”Thursday. Rogers said that … Continue reading

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Eurovision

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Political logic

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Guns facts

        “Guns in the hands of victims serve as a control on guns in the hands of murderers or would-be murderers.” George Reisman, “Gun control – On the government guns“   It is not the gun.  It … Continue reading

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What they really want from you

“The first great lesson to learn about taxation is that taxation is simply robbery. No more and no less. For what is “robbery”? Robbery is the taking of a man’s property by the use of violence or the threat thereof, … Continue reading

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Do we want to be their safety net?

    “Taxes are paid because the taxpayers are afraid of offering resistance to the tax gatherers. They know that any disobedience or resistance is hopeless. As long as this is the state of affairs, the government is able to … Continue reading

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Paying your taxes with pennies

What would happen if we all did the same, at once… (before the government passes a law establishing that paying your taxes with pennies is illegal)….  

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Government at work

  “There is no remedy for the inefficiency of public management.” Ludwig von Mises

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Mises, government and property rights

“All those in positions of political power, all governments, all kings, and all republican authorities have always looked askance at private property. There is an inherent tendency in all governmental power to recognize no restraints on its operation and to … Continue reading

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The future

    “The government and its chiefs do not have the powers of the mythical Santa Claus. They cannot spend except by taking out of the pockets of some people for the benefit of others.” Ludwig von Mises

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