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Nico Grant on web shops

by Rick Lowe The following quotes on web shop licensing are from Mr. Nico Grant (FNM), as published in the Nassau Guardian, November 22, 2012: "The intent was to provide computers and access to the Internet for persons who for one reason or the other did not have computers in... Read more →

After the welfare state

by Rick Lowe The Atlas Network has released a new book edited by Tom Palmer entitled, After The Welfare State. Heres' the introduction from the Atlas Network blog: "The welfare state is bankrupt. It’s not just the ballooning government debt. It’s the unfunded liabilities – trillions and trillions and trillions... Read more →

Government housing projects to be funded by NIB

by Rick Lowe According to The Nassau Guardian of Wednesday, November 21, 2012, the government will be borrowing millions from the National Insurance Board to build 1,500 low cost houses during 2013. They quote Mr. Kenred Dorsett (PLP), Minister of Environment and Housing, as saying "The Bahamas Mortgage Corporation (BMC)... Read more →

FEE Video: Dr. Steven Horwitz on Regulation and Intervention

"The Foundation of Economic Education (FEE), one of the oldest free-market organizations in the United States, was founded in 1946 by Leonard E. Read to study and advance the freedom philosophy." One of the ways they do this is like the following video with Professor Steven Horwitz on Regulation and... Read more →

Two leaders, different directions

by Edward Hutcheson I got the impression that the current Prime Minister was getting himself to the place where he was no longer “sitting on the edge of his legacy” and was becoming fully involved in the work of being the Prime Minister. One step forward, two steps back. His... Read more →

Tim Carney: Corporatism and government subsidies in the modern era

by Rick Lowe After watching this, if you still believe corporate subsidies are the right approach, I'm not sure they will ever end. Read more →

Another twist to PLP's mortgage relief plan

by Rick Lowe Before the May general election the PLP (the Opposition at the time), were promising to rescue at least 1,100 people that had defaulted on their mortgages or headed for default because of the bad world-wide economy. Heck two prominent PLP businessmen were even insisting there was no... Read more →

Anthony Davies: Raising taxes will not balance the US Budget

by Rick Lowe Learn Liberty has a wonderful library of videos like this one by Professor Anthony Davies presenting data that shows "raising taxes on the rich does not actually increase the amount of taxes the government collects" is enlightening. Watch the video below and "learn liberty". Read more →

Income inequality: Does the wealth of some hurt others?

by Rick Lowe Scott Winship, Fellow, Economic Studies, Center on Children and Families at the Brookings Institute has done and is doing some very interesting work on income inequality, that in effect puts the lie to damage caused by the so called 1%. Here's an interesting point from his Assessing... Read more →

Support Bahamas Nassau Grouper Protection - Sign the petition

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