There’s Nothing Inherently Bad about Stock Buybacks
To force a company to invest in capital that it might not otherwise need would be an inefficient use of resources—not to mention, an outrageous overstep of government power. Foundation …
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Why the Government Can’t Measure Income, Happiness, or Well-Being
Unfortunately for the government number crunchers, many people choose to value things or activities that aren’t being added up on spreadsheets. But what about those things that can’t be measured? …
The FDA’s Outdated Standards Make Shopping for Healthy Food More Confusing
The FDA enforcing erratic, outdated “healthy” guidelines only adds to consumers’ perceptions that nutrition is an arbitrary construct. The agency has signaled that it intends to rewrite its definition of …
Medicare Hypocrisy for All
Doubling down on the already unpayable burdens Medicare has laid on future generations highlights the blatant hypocrisy of those who preen about all the need to “invest in the future.” …
3 Common Fallacies about School Choice
School choice has been around for many decades, but since the mid-1900s, progress has been slow. Politicians and teacher unions have been resistant to change. Recently, school choice has been …
Why a “Billionaire” Wealth Tax Would Hurt the Working Poor and the Middle Class
If Bernie Sanders’s wealth tax was passed, it would be unlikely that any new Amazons or Apples would be started, and existing firms would be placed in ever less capable …
Why Forever 21’s Bankruptcy Doesn’t Spell the End of Brick-And-Mortar Retail
There is no doubt that online shopping is convenient. But these retail trends show that there are factors other than convenience that drive consumer choices. Foundation for Economic EducationFEE’s mission …
Deficit Day 2019 Just Arrived
From 12:01 a.m. on October 4 until the stroke of midnight on New Year’s Eve, every dollar the federal government spends it must borrow. Foundation for Economic EducationFEE’s mission is …
Scandinavia is Not Socialist, It Just Soaks the Taxpayer
Unlike American welfare programs, Scandinavian programs are funded in large part by middle-income and upper-income individuals. Foundation for Economic EducationFEE’s mission is to inspire, educate, and connect future leaders with …
Why There’s No Better System Than the Electoral College
No matter how fairly one tries to allocate political power, some state or someone will have a special edge from time to time. It’s unavoidable. But it’s not undemocratic. Foundation …