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When governments over-regulate and over-tax

As The Bahamas considers implementing yet another tax (VAT) and more and more regulations (standards bureau etc) it seems appropriate that they consider the damage done to economies all over the world with policies like these before jumping in head first. The Economist Magazine recently offered up some interesting food... Read more →

Professor Russell Roberts: Why I am a Classical Liberal

One of my favourite economists puts things very succinctly in this 17 minute video. Read more →

Benjamin Powell releases Out of Poverty: Sweatshops in the Global Economy

I just purchased Out of Poverty, Professor Powell's "comprehensive defense of third-world sweatshops". The book, "...explains how these sweatshops provide the best available opportunity to workers and how they play an important role in the process of development that eventually leads to better wages and working conditions. Using economic theory,... Read more →

Evolution of Homo Economicus

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Stuck In Customs

Sometimes I simply need a virtual journey. And from where I sit Trey Ratcliff's, Stuck In Customs blog does the trick. Please take a visit by clicking here… http://www.stuckincustoms.com/ View his amazing portfolio here… http://stuckincustoms.smugmug.com/ Read more →

Peter T. Leeson releases Anarchy Unbound: Why Self-Governance Works Better Than You Think

"In Anarchy Unbound, Peter T. Leeson uses rational choice theory to explore the benefits of self-governance. Relying on experience from the past and present, Professor Leeson provides evidence of anarchy "working" where it is least expected to do so and explains how this is possible. Provocatively, Leeson argues that in... Read more →

What's causing cronyism with the Bahamas tax code?

It's no secret I work in the automotive industry, and while I abhor cronyism and lobbying, successive governments have deepened the tax load on the industry so much that we're finding ourselves having to meet with government officials (both bureaucrats and politicians) in order to state our case and request... Read more →

Blackmore's Night - Song of the week - Locked Within the Crystal Ball - April 7, 2014

And now for something completely different, from Blackmore's Night, but excellent just the same. You might remember Ritchie Blackmore from Deep Purple and Ritchie Blackmore's Rainbow but since then he and his wife Candice Night and their band, have made some fabulous music, releasing some seven or eight records. Following... Read more →

The American Kestrel's are back - Photo of the week

And with a nest. Caught this shot with my little portable camera. Looks like he has some food in his right claw for the mother that's sitting on the nest. They're beautiful little birds. Fast too. Read more →

Support the VAT…if You Oppose Entitlement Reform and Want More spending and More Debt

In his latest article, Dr. Dan Mitchell explodes the VAT is good myth. Sure it's an efficient tax, no disagreement there, but do we really want to put another means of extracting our hard earned money from us into governments hands? Read Dr. Mitchell's piece here… Also, "This Center for... Read more →