1189: Ron Paul – How Black Markets Work No Comments on 1189: Ron Paul – How Black Markets Work Prohibiting something that is highly desired does not make the desire go away but merely ensures that the supply of that good is provided in the most dangerous and undesirable manner possible, and endows criminal sectors of society with additional wealth and power. —Ron Paul (The Revolution: A Manifesto) Download Print Quality (3840×2010) 2.54MB | Normal Quality (1920×1005) 227KBDownload Print Quality (3840×2744) 2.72MB | Normal Quality (1920×1372) 273KBDownload Print Quality (1.95MB)Normal Quality (212KB)Download Print Quality (2.36MB)Normal Quality (267KB) Prohibiting something that is highly desired does not make the desire go away but merely ensures that the supply of that good is provided in the most dangerous and undesirable manner possible, and endows criminal sectors of society with additional wealth and power. —Ron Paul (The Revolution: A Manifesto) Tags American libertarians, American writers, Economic ideologies, Economics, Economy, Free Market, Freedom, Law, Politician, Politics, Regulations, Ron Paul, Society, Wealth No Comments on 1189: Ron Paul – How Black Markets Work
1180: Walter Williams – Minimum Wage Laws are the Arsenal of Racists No Comments on 1180: Walter Williams – Minimum Wage Laws are the Arsenal of Racists Minimum-wage laws are one of the most powerful tools in the arsenal of racists. —Walter Williams Download Print Quality (3840×2010) 10.82MB | Normal Quality (1920×1005) 337KBDownload Print Quality (3840×2744) 12.02MB | Normal Quality (1920×1372) 422KBDownload Print Quality (10.83MB)Normal Quality (343KB)Download Print Quality (12.01MB)Normal Quality (429KB) Minimum-wage laws are one of the most powerful tools in the arsenal of racists. —Walter Williams Tags American libertarians, American writers, Coercion, Collectivism, Economics, Economy, Government, Law, Minimum Wage, Racism, Socialism, Walter Williams No Comments on 1180: Walter Williams – Minimum Wage Laws are the Arsenal of Racists
1172: Milton Friedman – Lack of Belief in Freedom Itself No Comments on 1172: Milton Friedman – Lack of Belief in Freedom Itself Underlying most arguments against the free market is a lack of belief in freedom itself. —Milton Friedman Download Print Quality (3840×2010) 4.29MB | Normal Quality (1920×1005) 173KBDownload Print Quality (3840×2744) 5.60MB | Normal Quality (1920×1372) 214KBDownload Print Quality (4.29MB)Normal Quality (187KB)Download Print Quality (5.62MB)Normal Quality (232KB) Underlying most arguments against the free market is a lack of belief in freedom itself. —Milton Friedman Tags American libertarians, American writers, Authoritarian, Authoritarianism, Coercion, Economics, Economy, Free Market, Freedom, Law, Milton Friedman, Regulations, Socialism No Comments on 1172: Milton Friedman – Lack of Belief in Freedom Itself
1168: Ludwig von Mises: The First Job of an Economist No Comments on 1168: Ludwig von Mises: The First Job of an Economist The first job of an economist is to tell governments what they cannot do. —Ludwig von Mises Download Print Quality (3840×2010) 6.43MB | Normal Quality (1920×1005) 221KBDownload Print Quality (3840×2744) 9.08MB | Normal Quality (1920×1372) 314KBDownload Print Quality (6.30MB)Normal Quality (222KB)Download Print Quality (9.15MB)Normal Quality (323KB) The first job of an economist is to tell governments what they cannot do. —Ludwig von Mises Tags American libertarians, American writers, Economics, Economy, Federal Reserve, Government, Ludwig von Mises, Money Printing No Comments on 1168: Ludwig von Mises: The First Job of an Economist
1167: Thomas Sowell – No Contact to Economic Reality No Comments on 1167: Thomas Sowell – No Contact to Economic Reality You can become president with no contact with economic reality. —Thomas Sowell Download Print Quality (3840×2010) 7.84MB | Normal Quality (1920×1005) 233KBDownload Print Quality (3840×2744) 8.70MB | Normal Quality (1920×1372) 267KB You can become president with no contact with economic reality. —Thomas Sowell Tags American libertarians, American writers, Bureaucracy, Economics, Federal Reserve, Government, Ignorance, Money Printing, Reality, Thomas Sowell No Comments on 1167: Thomas Sowell – No Contact to Economic Reality
1163: Tom Woods – The Delusion of Keynesians No Comments on 1163: Tom Woods – The Delusion of Keynesians Keynesians think that you can take water from the deep end of the swimming, pump it into the shallow end of the swimming pool and somehow the water level of the swimming pool will rise. —Tom Woods Download Print Quality (3840×2010) 3.14MB | Normal Quality (1920×1005) 209KBDownload Print Quality (3840×2744) 5.16MB | Normal Quality (1920×1372) 290KBDownload Print Quality (3.16MB)Normal Quality (222KB)Download Print Quality (5.18MB)Normal Quality (304KB) Keynesians think that you can take water from the deep end of the swimming, pump it into the shallow end of the swimming pool and somehow the water level of the swimming pool will rise. —Tom Woods Tags American libertarians, American writers, Austrian economists, Bureaucracy, Economic ideologies, Economics, Economy, Federal Reserve, Money Printing, Social Welfare, Taxes, Tom Woods No Comments on 1163: Tom Woods – The Delusion of Keynesians
1160: Friedrich Hayek – Democratic Socialism Produces Something Different No Comments on 1160: Friedrich Hayek – Democratic Socialism Produces Something Different Democratic Socialism, the great utopia of the last few generations, is not only unachievable, but that to strive for it produces something that many will not believe until the connection has been laid bare in all its aspects. —F.A. Hayek Download Print Quality (7680×4020) 226KB | Normal Quality (3840×2010) 208KBDownload Print Quality (3840×3840) 5.42MB | Normal Quality (1920×1920) 522KB Democratic Socialism, the great utopia of the last few generations, is not only unachievable, but that to strive for it produces something that many will not believe until the connection has been laid bare in all its aspects. —F.A. Hayek Tags Authoritarianism, Collectivism, Democratic Party, Economic ideologies, Economics, Friedrich Hayek, Government, Marxism, Political ideologies, Poverty, Reality, Social Justice, Social Welfare, Socialism, Statism, Totalitarian No Comments on 1160: Friedrich Hayek – Democratic Socialism Produces Something Different
1159: Thomas Sowell – Slavery Can Never Be Forgotten Nor Forgiven No Comments on 1159: Thomas Sowell – Slavery Can Never Be Forgotten Nor Forgiven To say that one has been compensated is to say that things have been set right. Slavery can neither be forgotten nor forgiven. Certainly NOT by those who never suffered it personally, and certainly NOT in exchange for money or other benefits. —Thomas Sowell (Race & Culture: A World View) Download Print Quality (3840×2010) 2.47MB | Normal Quality (1920×1005) 178KBDownload Print Quality (3840×2744) 2.88MB | Normal Quality (1920×1372) 219KB To say that one has been compensated is to say that things have been set right. Slavery can neither be forgotten nor forgiven. Certainly NOT by those who never suffered it personally, and certainly NOT in exchange for money or other benefits. —Thomas Sowell (Race & Culture: A World View) Tags American libertarians, American writers, Coercion, Collectivism, Culture, Economics, Oppression, Slavery, Social Welfare, Thomas Sowell, Welfare No Comments on 1159: Thomas Sowell – Slavery Can Never Be Forgotten Nor Forgiven
1156: Frederic Bastiat – The State Lives at the Expense of Everyone No Comments on 1156: Frederic Bastiat – The State Lives at the Expense of Everyone Everyone wants to live at the expense of the State. They forget that the State lives at the expense of everyone. —Frederic Bastiat Download Print Quality (3840×2010) 2.32MB | Normal Quality (1920×1005) 188KBDownload Print Quality (3840×2744) 3.38MB | Normal Quality (1920×1372) 235KBDownload Print Quality (2.31MB)Normal Quality (184KB)Download Print Quality (3.37MB)Normal Quality (235KB) Everyone wants to live at the expense of the State. They forget that the State lives at the expense of everyone. —Frederic Bastiat Tags Authoritarian, Bureaucracy, Coercion, Corruption, Economics, Frederic Bastiat, Greed, Inequality, Marxism, Politician, Social Welfare, Socialism No Comments on 1156: Frederic Bastiat – The State Lives at the Expense of Everyone
1153: Walter Williams – Politicians Exploit Economic Illiteracy No Comments on 1153: Walter Williams – Politicians Exploit Economic Illiteracy Politicians exploit economic illiteracy. —Walter Williams Download Print Quality (3840×2010) 2.31MB | Normal Quality (1920×1005) 186KBDownload Print Quality (3840×2744) 2.81MB | Normal Quality (1920×1372) 225KBDownload Print Quality (2.27MB)Normal Quality (189KB)Download Print Quality (2.77MB)Normal Quality (227KB) Politicians exploit economic illiteracy. —Walter Williams Tags American libertarians, American writers, Bureaucrat, Economics, Economy, Education, Politician, Politics, Walter Williams No Comments on 1153: Walter Williams – Politicians Exploit Economic Illiteracy