Monthly Archives: December 2017

Here’s To A Bright & Prosperous New Year

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You Can’t Regulate Away Crony Capitalism

Increasing the scope of government over business accelerates the problem of crony capitalism. by  Sam Dugan This article was originally published on FEE.org. Read the original article. In a time of political polarization, it can be reassuring when the left … Continue reading

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Merry Christmas!

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Can Aragonite solve our economic woes?

Every so often the argument is presented, usually in highly charged emotional language, that our natural resource of Aragonite is being "stolen" from under our noses by special interests. Searching for details on the what, where and whom, substantial information … Continue reading

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Bad News For BISX Shareholders

by Richard Coulson Yesterday did not bring good news to the long-suffering shareholders of BISX-listed Bahamas Property Fund (BPF). Set up over 15 years ago to imitate Americ an REITs (Real Estate Investment Trusts ) by acquiring commercial properties and … Continue reading

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Part time mail service at full price plus VAT?

Sir, How many others noticed the irony of the Ministry of Transport with responsibility for the Post Office, when members of the general public on clearing their boxes this past week found the annual invoice for box rental renewal? It … Continue reading

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Infiltration of foreign workers?

Dear Sir, The discussions on the Commercial Enterprises Bill cause other considerations to be made. Firstly much is being made concerning the ease and simplicity(?) of obtaining work permits, with people making wildly false and fatuous statements that a foreign … Continue reading

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No More Crown Land

How about this idea? One of the Abaco Independence Movement’s key proposals was the placement of all 300,000 acres of Crown land on Abaco in a land trust drawn up by “internationally respected economists”. At the time, Abaco’s Crown land … Continue reading

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Milton Friedman: Old School Liberalism

Liberalism is getting a bad name with leftists primarily referring to free markets as "neoloberalism". It's typical of statists to attempt to change the meaning of words. But don't take my word that liberalism and free markets are not neoliberalism. … Continue reading

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Liberalism, by Ludwig von Mises (1927)

"Liberalism is Ludwig von Mises’s classic statement in defense of a free society, one of the last statements of the old liberal school and a text from which we can continue to learn. It has been the conscience of a … Continue reading

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