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  • Re: Empirical evidence against European/Nordic Welfare States

    The link below is to an excellent article by an English doctor regardig the points of view of physicians from the Phillipines and India who come to work in his hospital. At first, they view the English welfare state as the epitome of civlized society, but universally change their views after a few months of working within the system. http://www.city
    Posted to Economics Questions (Forum) by John Jensen on Fri, Feb 19 2010
  • Re: Why was there unemployment before governmnet regulated wages/hours?

    Regardless of wage and labor laws, there will always be some level of chronic unemployment due to enablement. I don't mean the welfare state or any government program. Bums can live off friends and family as easily as the tax payer and no one will be willing to pay the rate they desire for their golden sweat. While the deficit they create will still
    Posted to Economics Questions (Forum) by John Jensen on Mon, Feb 15 2010
  • Re: Gealic Ireland

    Hej! American here, but of Danish descent also.
    Posted to History (Forum) by John Jensen on Mon, Feb 15 2010
  • Re: Gealic Ireland

    In Search of Ancient Ireland: The Origins of the Irish from Neolithic Times to the Coming of the English I also liked How the Irish Saved Civilization, but that's probably not what you're looking for.
    Posted to History (Forum) by John Jensen on Sun, Feb 14 2010
  • Re: So how does one defeat the bandits?

    Once limited government breaks its chains, I don't think there's much you can do to stop it or reverse (at least on a large and lasting scale). We haven't tried the "as a last resort" option of a constitutional convention, but that's a coin toss. I mean, look who is in the White House. I think AJ Nock nailed it in Our Enemy
    Posted to Political Theory (Forum) by John Jensen on Sun, Feb 14 2010
  • Re: John Stossel 1/14/2010 Crony Capitalism/Corporatism

    I saw it for the first time last night and it was great! I guess it will be cancelled soon then, ha.
    Posted to Economics Questions (Forum) by John Jensen on Sat, Feb 13 2010
  • Re: Anti-Libertarian Horror Stories

    [quote user="assimilateur"] Wouldn't those be pro -libertarian horror stories? Or do you consider libertarianism to entail minarchism as opposed to anarchism? [/quote] I found the thread title a bit confusing versus the examples, not sure if he was looking for examples of libertarian policy failures (with respect to force) or just indiv
    Posted to General (Forum) by John Jensen on Sat, Feb 13 2010
  • Re: Health Care

    Instead of worrying about how grain fed cows are bad for your health, you should focus a bit more on the bad effects of stress. Have a drink and watch some trashy TV show, it will do you a world of good.
    Posted to Economics Questions (Forum) by John Jensen on Sat, Feb 13 2010
  • Re: Anti-Libertarian Horror Stories

    The FDAs drug review process and regulatory restrictions have resulted in some pretty bad things. Here's a link to an ariticle by Dr. Mary Ruwart (author of the popular libertarian "Short Answers to Tough Questions"): http://www.isil.org/resources/lit/death-regulation.html This link is to an article covers the specific issue in more depth
    Posted to General (Forum) by John Jensen on Sat, Feb 13 2010
  • Re: Did Roman "order" really make Europe better?

    I think the interim period in England, between the time the Romans retreated from Hadrian's wall to the Norman invasion, is a good example of the impact of Roman order. There's no doubt that land based trade and market centers were impacted by the political instabilities of the time, as well as the lack of security on the roads and borders.
    Posted to History (Forum) by John Jensen on Sat, Feb 13 2010
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