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The Discomforting Solution to Homelessness

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People are upset over the homelessness problem in American cities. Unfortunately, however, all too many of them are not interested in adopting the solution to the problem, which is twofold: (1) repeal zoning laws and (2) repeal minimum-wage laws. I grew up in Laredo, Texas, which is located on the U.S.-Mexico border. In the 1950s, Laredoans were told that we were living in the poorest city in the United States measured by per capita income.  There was no doubt that there was lots of poverty in Laredo. I have recollections of seeing people living in shacks. But there was one important phenomenon about living in the poorest city in the United States: There was no homelessness. That is, there was no one living on the streets or in their cars, as we see in many American cities today. Now, think about that for a moment. People say that poverty is the cause of homelessness. But if that’s ...

Apple’s New iPhone and European Statism

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Apple’s new iPhone 15 demonstrates one of the principle features of European society — the fact that European political regimes wield the power to regulate, control, and direct economic activity.  The new iPhone now carries a USB-C charging port, rather than the proprietary lightning charging port that Apple has long been using.  While Apple’s decision to change the charging port was technically “voluntary,” it came about because of a vote by the European Union to require all sellers of cell phones to carry the USB-C charging port.  Thus, while Apple could have simply refrained from selling its iPhone within the EU countries, it instead chose to comply with the EU regulatory mandate in order to continue selling its product within the member nations of the European Union. Licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 Generic license. Needless to say, the statists within the ...

The Meaningless, Destructive Minimum Wage

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The New York Times has just published an article on the minimum wage that is a major embarrassment to liberals/progressives. Mind you, that was clearly not the Times’ intent, but that is certainly the effect of the article.  The article states that the federal minimum wage of $7.25 per hour has largely become meaningless. That’s because “even most teenagers are earning twice that.”  What? That’s impossible! Haven’t liberals/progressives told us for decades that without a minimum wage, greedy, rapacious, capitalist employers would drive wages down to mere subsistence levels?  If that’s true, then what’s up with those wages that employers are paying teenagers that are twice what the law requires them to pay? If the liberals/progressives are right, wouldn’t employers be paying teenagers $7.25 per hour or, in the absence of the minimum wage, just a few dollars per hour? The Times writes: Under New Hampshire law, Janette Desmond can pay the employees ...