Counter Markets

Financial Newsletter for Free Marketeers and Libertarian Entrepreneurs

Trends & Strategies for Maximum Freedom

Entrepreneurship Is Accelerating at the Fastest Rate in Decades During This Pandemic

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By Kerry McDonald As officials in many areas impose new pandemic lockdowns and restrictions going into the holiday season, things can seem bleak. Depression rates are up, people are fleeing cities in droves, elected leaders regularly violate their own orders, and fraud is rampant in the government’s COVID-19 stimulus programs. It’s understandable to feel frustration and … [Read more...] about Entrepreneurship Is Accelerating at the Fastest Rate in Decades During This Pandemic

Talk to Your Neighbors, Reject Authoritarianism!

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By The Conscious Resistance Derrick Broze explains why we should focus on communicating with our family and neighbors about the technocracy. We should also focus on the solutions we see, such as decentralization and localization.  Watch on Minds / Flote / Bitchute / Odysee / Hive Visit the Freedom Cell Network HERE The Conscious Resistance Network is an … [Read more...] about Talk to Your Neighbors, Reject Authoritarianism!

Derrick Broze Updates us on the Counter-Economic Underground Railroad — Interview with James Corbett

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By The Corbett Report Derrick Broze of TheConsciousResistance.com joins us today to provide an update on the counter-economic underground railroad which we discussed last year. The first group has crossed the border and more people than ever are looking to escape the Collapsing States of America and finding freedom elsewhere. We discuss the exit and build strategy, … [Read more...] about Derrick Broze Updates us on the Counter-Economic Underground Railroad — Interview with James Corbett

Introducing Agorist.Market with Mike Swatek — James Corbett Interview

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By The Corbett Report James Corbett talks to Mike Swatek about Agorist.Market, a simple site for agorist business owners to list their businesses and agorists in general to purchase outside of the fiat money / banking control grid. We talk about the #BlackMarketFriday campaign and how people can use the site.  Watch on Archive / BitChute / LBRY / Minds / YouTube or … [Read more...] about Introducing Agorist.Market with Mike Swatek — James Corbett Interview

Public School Enrollment Plummets as Private Schools See Gains

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By Kerry McDonald Ongoing and renewed shutdowns of public schools across the country due to the COVID-19 pandemic have resulted in astonishing public school enrollment drops. NPR recently reported that public school districts in at least 20 states have seen shrinking numbers of students this fall, with Orange County and Miami-Dade County in Florida down 8,000 and 16,000 … [Read more...] about Public School Enrollment Plummets as Private Schools See Gains

New Jersey Slaps Lyft With $16 Million Tax Bill, Continuing Pressure On “Gig Economy” Business Model

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By Tyler Durden While Uber and Lyft may have found some respite on Election Day, with California voters allowing the two companies to continue to function as "gig" companies that don't need to take on the liabilities of employing their independent contractors, that doesn't mean the ridesharing giants won't face continued business model pressures elsewhere in the … [Read more...] about New Jersey Slaps Lyft With $16 Million Tax Bill, Continuing Pressure On “Gig Economy” Business Model

Why Everyone is Vulnerable When the Government Determines the Essentialness of Someone’s Livelihood

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By Sam Bocetta Did you ever think that there would come a time when going to work or meeting with consenting individuals would be acts punishable under the law? Or if going to a grocery store or something as basic as getting a haircut would be forbidden by the authorities? To say that the coronavirus has changed the world as we knew it is an understatement. It has made … [Read more...] about Why Everyone is Vulnerable When the Government Determines the Essentialness of Someone’s Livelihood

These Are The Cities Where People Spend The Highest (Or Lowest) Share Of Their Income On Rent

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By Tyler Durden Even as apartment rents in Manhattan and San Francisco plunge for the first time in more than 10 years, millions of American millennials, burdened by debt, blinded by poor financial literacy and preoccupied with booking that first post-pandemic vacation still can't ever imagine owning a home. As for what the future holds, many would greet it with a genuine … [Read more...] about These Are The Cities Where People Spend The Highest (Or Lowest) Share Of Their Income On Rent

How to Be a Producer In a Nation of Consumers

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By Daisy Luther In this world, there are two kinds of people. You can be a consumer or you can be a producer. Neither one is inherently good or bad – these are just descriptive terms. You can produce 100% of your own food and have a terrible heart, one that rejoices in the misfortune of others. You can never produce a single thing in your whole life and be kind and … [Read more...] about How to Be a Producer In a Nation of Consumers

Uber, Lyft Shares Soar After California Voters Pass Proposition 22

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By Tyler Durden According to the Associated Press, gig economy companies Uber Technologies Inc., Lyft Inc., and DoorDash Inc. have prevailed in their expensive quest to keep drivers classified as independent contractors. California voters approved Proposition 22 Tuesday evening, which would exempt gig-economy companies from a state law requiring them to classify their … [Read more...] about Uber, Lyft Shares Soar After California Voters Pass Proposition 22

5 Economic Principles My Kids Learned on Halloween

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By Kerry McDonald Halloween is the perfect holiday for children to discover the humanity of trade. Trick-or-treating may be the main attraction, but the spontaneous candy swap negotiations that occur afterwards are often just as enjoyable and help children learn important economic principles. Fortunately, my community was not one of those to ban trick-or-treating this … [Read more...] about 5 Economic Principles My Kids Learned on Halloween