Monthly Archives: April 2011

What creates prosperity?

Posted on April 30, 2011 by weblogbahamas

Rick Lowe Watch the following video and find about this strange phenomenon called economic growth/the creation of wealth.

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New Straw Market will be a test for The Bahamas Government!

Posted on April 29, 2011 by weblogbahamas

by Jerome Pinder The new Straw Market is nearing completion and it certainly is an attractive building for the landscape of Down Town, Nassau.  However, it is a frightening possibility that the products now sold under the tent may be displayed … Continue reading →

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Lessons in Freedom: Ayn Rand & Libertarians Grossly Misunderstood

Posted on April 29, 2011 by weblogbahamas

Tibor R. Machan In my local paper a letter writer, apparently eager to besmirch Ayn Rand–which many have tried in vain–had this to say: “Rand’s libertarianism has an underlying philosophy that says that if you are not particularly smart, ambitious, … Continue reading →

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Doctors hand out fake excuse notes

Posted on April 28, 2011 by weblogbahamas

Rick Lowe And you thought this only happened in The Bahamas didn’t you. Watch more MacIver Institute videos on You Tube here…

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We don’t need Public Education: Sheldon Richman on Reason.tv

Posted on April 27, 2011 by weblogbahamas

Rick Lowe I firmly believe the public educational system should be privatized. Dr. Sheldon Richman, editor of The Freeman, the flagship publication of the Foundation for Economic Education (FEE) is interviewed for Reason.TV and has some most intriguing insights. Hope … Continue reading →

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Lessons in Freedom: Pitfalls of Shared Responsibility

Posted on April 27, 2011 by weblogbahamas

Tibor R. Machan President Barrack Obama asserted in a recent speech dealing with the country’s enormous debt that what the country needs is to live by an ancient principle, namely, “the principle of shared responsibility.” He invoked this in his … Continue reading →

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Quote: Society’s producers already bear a large burden

Posted on April 26, 2011 by weblogbahamas

they are… "a group that includes taxi-drivers, shop-keepers, workers in private enterprise, entrepreneurs small and large, capitalists, savers…..the people who rely on voluntary cooperation with others on markets, the people who pay for themselves and their families – and who … Continue reading →

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History provides ample evidence of limited government that works

Posted on April 26, 2011 by weblogbahamas

Rick Lowe Government, as we know, has a tendency to expand until the burden of taxation becomes unbearable for citizens and sometimes there are citizen revolts, like the Boston Tea Party in the US in 1773 for example. The Boston … Continue reading →

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Carlyle Bethel and his ‘merry band’ known as the Q.C. 5000 feed the less fortunate

Posted on April 25, 2011 by weblogbahamas

Rick Lowe This article… by Shavaughn Moss, Lifestyles Editor at The Nassau Guardian is a prefect example of how society can deal with its problems without the heavy hand of government. Congratulations to Carlyle Bethel and his friends at Queen's … Continue reading →

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John Lennon – Song of the week – April 25, 2011 – Nobody Told Me

Posted on April 25, 2011 by weblogbahamas

Rick Lowe According to JohnLennon.com: “If John Lennon had only been one of the four members of the Beatles, his artistic immortality would already have been assured. The so-called “smart Beatle,” he brought a penetrating intelligence and a stinging wit … Continue reading →

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