Quiz: Which Generation’s Money Habits Do You Match?
We won’t ask your birth year, but rather how you feel about money, careers, and financial decisions. You might be surprised to find where you fit. Foundation for Economic EducationFEE’s …
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FEE President Zilvinas Silenas on Atlanta Television Discussing Self-Checkouts
Automation is a hotly debated topic. Part of automation, as we’ve seen, has been an increase in self-checkouts. But is that bad for low-skilled workers? Will all cashier positions eventually …
Controlled Choice Isn’t School Choice
Controlled choice, libertarian paternalism, or any number of similarly discrepant terms suggest that appointed wise ones should have the power and influence to coerce others through policy or decree. Those …
Why a Wealth Tax Can’t Solve Our Problems
A wealth tax not only violates the basic principles of fairness, but it is also highly impractical and difficult to enforce. The reality is that a wealth tax may provide …
Why the Pilgrims Abandoned Common Ownership for Private Property
In the diary of Plymouth Colony’s first governor, William Bradford, we can read about the settlers’ initial arrangement: Land was held in common. Crops were brought to a common storehouse …
Why the Brightest Future Depends on Market Chaos
When comparing 1900 to 2020, we recognize the enormity of revolutionary and transformative changes to everything around us that has gotten us here. Foundation for Economic EducationFEE’s mission is to …
Holodomor Memorial Day in Ukraine and Around the Globe
Today the world remembers the atrocities inflicted by the horrific communist and socialist policies of Stalin and the USSR. There is nothing more important than human rights and continuing the …
Why I Don’t Say “OK Boomer”
The “OK Boomer” meme has exploded. Although I understand the concerns of those who use it (I am a 23-year-old Gen-Zer after all), I choose not to use the phrase. …
Marcus Aurelius’s Guide to Inner Freedom
To get the most out of reading Meditations, do as Aurelius did: Examine your reactions to your day-to-day experiences. Foundation for Economic EducationFEE’s mission is to inspire, educate, and connect …
“OK Boomer” Is Just the First Salvo of a Larger Generational Showdown
“Lazy” millennials and “self-absorbed” Gen Zers will soon be asked to cough up trillions to cover the retirements of the boomers who mercilessly mock them, all to fund a program …