By Kevin Helms Cryptocurrency is one of the top issues for the U.S. Treasury. Particularly, the Treasury is worried decentralized cryptocurrencies can shift some functions away from the government to the private sector and raise the issue of self-government, according to Deputy Secretary of the Treasury Justin Muzinich. Also read: US to Strictly Enforce Crypto Rules … [Read more...] about US Government Worried Crypto Can Shift Power to Private Sector
Regulations
Actually, We Could Just Flip the Switch
By Robert E. Wright Our good friends at the Mercatus Center recently published another report on America’s morbidly obese regulatory code, which still contains over 100 million words despite President Trump’s attempt to “drain the swamp” with his Executive Order 13771. The report correctly points out that “regulatory accumulation,” as the authors call it (a malady … [Read more...] about Actually, We Could Just Flip the Switch
The Economics and Politics of Zoning
By Ash Navabi Both economic decisions and political decisions involve choices and tradeoffs. The difference is that economic decisions are ultimately informed and rely upon monetary prices, revenues and costs. Political decisions, meanwhile, do not depend on market outcomes—they can be based on love, legacy, favors, or establishing power relations. Zoning is the practice … [Read more...] about The Economics and Politics of Zoning
Proposed Federal Vaping Ban Is Bigger Than Vaping
By John Michaels The Trump administration is aggressively pushing an unconstitutional ban on all flavored vape products after reports that over 1,000 people have become ill and roughly two-dozen people have died, supposedly from “vaping.” Vaping has been called an “epidemic” even though vaping has been around for over 10 years with no prior reports of anything like this … [Read more...] about Proposed Federal Vaping Ban Is Bigger Than Vaping
How Government Regulations Mean Fewer Doctors
By Paul Boyce The physician shortage is real, present, and only set to worsen. A recent analysis by the of American Medical Association Colleges projected a shortage of up to 122,000 physicians by 2032. This is firstly impacted by an aging population. As the baby boomers come into retirement, demand will increase rapidly. To make matters worse, roughly 33 percent of … [Read more...] about How Government Regulations Mean Fewer Doctors