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Gor Mkrtchian

The Family Fades as Governments Subsidize Daycares and Nursing Homes

January 9, 2021 by Counter Markets

By Gor Mkrtchian Human life is given meaning and sustenance by various forms of community: the church, the nuclear family, the extended family, fraternal organizations, businesses, etc. But as the state has grown, civil society has shrunk. The state over the centuries has absorbed an increasing share of the resources, functions, and moral authority of these other … [Read more...] about The Family Fades as Governments Subsidize Daycares and Nursing Homes

Three Bad Arguments for the Minimum Wage

January 4, 2020 by Counter Markets

By Gor Mkrtchian The case for market wages is simple. If employers and employees voluntarily agree to a certain wage, then that exchange will necessarily be mutually beneficial, otherwise it wouldn’t have happened. Creating a minimum wage will simply disemploy the lowest-skilled among us, whose productivity is below the legal minimum wage. Why would a business hire a worker … [Read more...] about Three Bad Arguments for the Minimum Wage

The Hidden Costs Behind Every Government Program

August 24, 2019 by Counter Markets

By Gor Mkrtchian When the State constructs a new bike lane, school, or begins a new space mission, the natural inclination of the majority is to cheer this new endeavor as progressive. We possess one new structure or have accomplished one new task than before; society has moved forward, the thinking goes. The State is responsible for truly technically impressive or … [Read more...] about The Hidden Costs Behind Every Government Program

Privatizing Public Lands Doesn’t Mean Turning Them Into Shopping Centers

July 22, 2019 by Counter Markets

By Gor Mkrtchian Protected public lands in the United States — including national forests, national parks, and similar areas — cover nearly 500,000 square miles, or 14 percent of the land area of the United States. The existence of these government-controlled lands gives the federal government immense power over much of the United States, and in some US states, the federal … [Read more...] about Privatizing Public Lands Doesn’t Mean Turning Them Into Shopping Centers

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