By Antony Sammeroff One of the most fundamental things about economics — which many people who are passionate about politics do not understand — is that the economy is not like a chess board where you can move one piece with deterministic and predictable consequences. On the contrary, an economy is an intricate fabric of interrelated institutions and actors all of whom act … [Read more...] about The High Cost of Occupational Licensing
Antony Sammeroff
4 New Reasons to Fear a Universal Basic Income
By Antony Sammeroff Most of us have heard the arguments from the Left on the emancipatory power of the Universal Basic Income Guarantee to free us from the chains of work, stress and poverty, and to liberate the creative impulses of man. We also hear from conservatives like Charles Murray, who stress that welfare cliffs under the current system create a poverty trap, where … [Read more...] about 4 New Reasons to Fear a Universal Basic Income