Free Minds, Free Markets

We start with land. Land is the basis for everything that occurs on earth. Every function that humans partake in is reliant on the land. Land ownership is a way to incentivize efficient use of land to allow people to prosper. To what extent people may own land will tell us to what extent people can flourish. Living in the United State, we are instilled from day one that we are the greatest country to prosper in. We are told the US has such qualities of property rights and capitalist freedoms that we are lucky to live in such a great place.  The people that shed a tear on the Fourth of July to salute the founding fathers for kicking Britain's ass for a 3% tax on tea are the same people that pay 30% of their income to the government. And somehow they still don't see a problem. Institutions have indoctrinated kids, leading to teens, leading to adults, to have a patriotic mindset. People support the founding fathers ideals but are completely fine living under the same government th...

It is quite startling that many, and probably, the majority of the population support a minimum wage. It sounds like a harmless policy and is not given much thought in the public. People think that such a wealthy corporation such as Walmart and McDonalds have the funds to pay their employees a few extra bucks! (Side note: These large corporations aren't paying the guy who flips your hamburger, franchise owners are, and ultimately you are too. Another point that isn't looked at when talking about minimum wage). It is such an appealing concept because it makes us feel good that a single mom is making a few extra bucks an hour, contrary to before. A few economical fallacies can easily disprove this theory. It is a common phrase to “fight for 15”, meaning a 15 dollar minimum wage law. This $15 minimum wage has been applied to cities such as Seattle. Now $15 sounds like a good number, but why? Why were activists in Seattle fighting for $15? Activists across the country are now deman...