price one pays as remuneration for services
Wealthy New York City restauranteurs, hit by a succession of minimum-wage increases (nine in recent years), are deeply worried about the effects on their businesses and dwindling employees of the…
Today’s installment in FEE’s cliches of progressivism series nails what is arguably the worst, most insidious of them all: that human rights are more important than property rights. Long-time Freeman…
Following is the estimate from a major car rental company to rent a car in Arizona this week. Note the myriad taxes and fees, which boost the cost more than…
FEE’s daily email “FEE In Brief” noticed this Reuters report: US House approves $155 billion jobs bill The U.S. House of Representatives on Wednesday approved a $155 billion measure that…
FEE’s Sheldon Richman has an excellent analysis of the feds dictating executive compensation here. Apparently, these guys have not read Hayek’s article “The Use of Knowledge in Society.” If they…
A bunch of new fees take effect today around the Triangle, and the list is pretty interesting.
Roy’s Freeman article “In Bureaucracy We Trust” is recommended by the Foundation for Economic Education’s daily newsletter here. FEE believes that Roy’s article should be read in conjunction with today’s…
The Foundation for Economic Education’s daily email is always informative and often amusing. Here is FEE’s comment on Obama’s plan to stimulate the economy. “Practical men….. Obama Pledges Pricey “Jolt”…
Even “low” inflation, the 2% sort we have experienced in recent years, erodes the value of savings, but people stopped paying attention to it as a political issue. Now that…
If you’re wondering how Chapel Hill taxes and fees stack up against other Triangle cities, and how Orange County compares to other counties, this new report is an excellent source…
That is to say, stands up for governmental authority at the expense of the liberty of individuals. The case here pitted desperately ill patients who want to try drugs that…
About the mortgage market mess — seven years ago. This post on FEE’s site this morning links to a New York Times article making that point, as well as to…