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Below you'll find a list of all posts from October, 2017

The Political and Economic Mystiques of State Power

Summary One of the mysteries of human history is how a handful of rulers succeed in gaining the loyalty and …

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Productive work and happiness

by Jaana Woiceshyn Pause for a second and think what makes you happiest. Good health? A satisfying romantic relationship? Your …

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There’s a right way and a wrong way to attract businesses to your city

by Josef Filipowicz & Steve Lafleur Fraser Institute Amazon recently announced plans to open a second North American headquarters expected …

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Global economic freedom up slightly—The Bahamas ranks 54th among 159 jurisdictions

September 28, 2017 For immediate release Nassau, Bahamas—The Bahamas ranks 54th out of 159 countries and territories included in the …

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So, I would argue that the services have been I think disappointing is putting it mildly. They've been disastrous. They've been appallingly bad. Much worse than would have existed, even if no welfare state had been created. In fact I would argue especially if no welfare state had been created, because the systems that existed before were very substantial and growing and improving dramatically. But they weren't perfect, and that is in a way is the great trouble with the development of welfare states. You have a system that's not perfect but actually doing quite a lot of good stuff and then someone comes along and says, "ah, we can make this perfection. And so we can make this much better. We will have free for everybody, high class whatever it is." And the result is you have lower standards and it doesn't work out at all. And that's, the desire for perfection can be very dangerous.James Bartholomew
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