Tag Archives: Mises

Do we want to be their safety net?

Posted on 15 December, 2012 by

    “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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Government at work

Posted on 3 November, 2012 by

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

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Mises, government and property rights

Posted on 6 October, 2012 by

“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

Posted on 6 October, 2012 by

    “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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Happy Birthday Mr. Mises!

Posted on 29 September, 2012 by

Today he would have turned 131 years old! His wisdom will live with us forever “What gives to the individuals as much freedom as is compatible with life in society is the operation of the market economy. The constitutions and … Continue reading →

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Mises on protectionism

Posted on 2 September, 2012 by

“In the long run there cannot be such a thing as moderate protectionism. If people regard imports as an injury, they will not stop anywhere on the way toward autarky. Why tolerate an evil if there seems to be a … Continue reading →

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Collectivism and war

Posted on 28 August, 2012 by

“The collectivists idolize only the one true church, only the great nation . . . only the true state; everything else they condemn. For that reason all collectivists doctrines are harbingers of irreconcilable hatred and war to the death.” Ludwig … Continue reading →

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Is it things or human action?

Posted on 9 August, 2012 by

  “Man is in a position to act because he has the ability to discover causal relations which determine change and becoming in the universe. Acting requires and presupposes the category of causality. Only a man who sees the world … Continue reading →

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“It’s better in North Korea!”

Posted on 8 August, 2012 by

  “Lenin’s ideal was to build a nation’s production effort according to the model of the post office.” Ludwig von Mises, “Liberty and property”

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Only the individual

Posted on 26 July, 2012 by

“Only the individual thinks. Only the individual reasons. Only the individual acts” Ludwig von Mises

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