Should the government guarantee everyone a minimum income?

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** How Much Will the Fed Cut Rates? ([link removed])
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On Fed Day, Senior Fellow Judy Shelton expressed skepticism of the fed’s supposedly neutral political agenda “For all the Fed says about not being political, I think 50 would definitely expose them to accusations of being political.”

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** Should The Government Guarantee Everyone A Minimum Income? ([link removed])
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Senior Fellow John Goodman points out the public already overwhelmingly supports work requirements for welfare…even as the academic world remains enamored with the opposite approach.
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** Let Colleges Fail: How Creative Destruction Can Save Higher Education ([link removed])
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Senior Fellow Richard K. Vedder implores Americans to let creative destruction do its job in higher education. As more schools fail, needed change will happen.
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** The kind of Fed policy reform this economist wants to see ([link removed])
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Senior Fellow Judy Shelton looks to the monetary policy under former Fed Chair Paul Volcker—who served from 1979 to 1987—as a model that she would like to see the US get back to.
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** Rent outpaces home values as America’s housing squeeze tightens ([link removed])
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Journalist Sean Salai quotes Research Fellow Christopher Calton, warning that higher-income households are choosing to rent, at least until interest rates improve.
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** Money Should Be Trustworthy ([link removed])
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Senior Fellow Judy Shelton argues it’s incumbent on the government to ensure money provides a meaningful unit of account and a dependable store of value.


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** Mises Wire
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Senior Fellow Lawrence J. McQuillan and Research Assistant Kristian Fors argue that transferring unused federal land in less populated areas to private citizens could help the housing crisis. Read More » ([link removed])


** Real Clear Markets
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Research Fellow Alexander Salter warns that Vice President Harris wants a growth-killing series of tax hikes. Read More » ([link removed])


** The Daily Courier
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Senior Fellow Robert Whaples points out that the 40-hour work week came into place shortly after the Depression when union membership was low, debunking the claim that labor unions brought us the weekend. Read More » ([link removed])


** The American Spectator
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Policy Fellow K. Lloyd Billingsley critiques Deputy Secretary of Labor Julie Su for avoiding accountability and warns she will continue to do so until she is forced to face the consequences for her negligence. Read More » ([link removed])


** The American Spectator
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Senior Fellow Richard K. Vedder suggests colleges start asking themselves, “How many of our students graduate?” instead of “How many underrepresented minority applicants can we admit?” Read More » ([link removed])


** The National Interest
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Senior Fellow Ivan Eland says the Trump versus Harris debate was superficial, confusing, and sometimes flat-out wrong. Read More » ([link removed])


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** Good as Gold ([link removed])
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** How to Unleash the Power of Sound Money ([link removed])
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** Judy Shelton
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With clarity and moral courage, Judy Shelton has written a must-read for anyone invested in the future of the economy. You’ll walk away with more answers than questions—a rare experience for anyone who reads about monetary policy.
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