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by Chloe Anagnos

Working from home is starting to become the “millennial dream,” but without hard work, it can be difficult to make it a reality. Here are some easy ways to get started.

WHEN THE TIME COMES, DON’T BE AFRAID TO TAKE THE LEAP AND GO ALL IN TO EMBRACE REMOTE WORK. ([link removed] )

The FDA's Dog Food Investigation Needs to Be Put on a Leash ([link removed] )

by Ross A. Marchand

Despite the FDA's horrendous track record in trying to figure out the “ideal” human diet, the agency is pushing dubious data showing a link between dog food and heart disease.

THE FDA SHOULD PUT ITS DOG DIETETICS ON THE SHORT LEASH AND FOCUS ON THE ISSUES IT WAS DESIGNED TO ADDRESS. ([link removed] )

Nordic Economics Explained: The Difference Between “Compassionate” Capitalism and Socialism ([link removed] )

by David Bruining

The government benefits didn’t create the wealth of these nations—the wealth of the populous created the government benefits.

IT'S TRUE THAT SWEDEN, FINLAND, NORWAY, AND DENMARK HAVE NOTABLE ECONOMIC SUCCESSES. IT IS FALSE THAT THEY HAVE BEEN ACHIEVED THROUGH SOCIALISM. ([link removed] )

What If Charity Replaced Taxation? ([link removed] )

by Jean Vilbert

Data show that rich countries that adhere to a welfare state model are not the most generous ones. When we check the Charities Aid Foundation World Giving Index, France is 72nd on the list of generosity. Denmark is 24th, Belgium is 39th. On the other hand, Ireland and the US⁠⁠—both of which have lower tax-to-GDP ratios⁠—are fourth and fifth, respectively. Interesting, isn’t it?

PERHAPS IF THE GOVERNMENT DEMANDED LESS (COERCIVELY), PEOPLE WOULD GIVE MORE VOLUNTARILY. ([link removed] )

German Lawmakers Are Retrying Failed Housing Ideas in Berlin ([link removed] )

by Dr Rainer Zitelmann

In Germany’s capital, Berlin, where rents have experienced a particularly sharp rise, it now takes 12 years to draft and approve a zoning plan.

IN JUNE, BERLIN’S SENATE APPROVED THE MAIN COMPONENTS OF A RENT FREEZE IN THE GERMAN CAPITAL. ([link removed] )

America Outperforms Canada in Surgery Wait Times—And It's Not Even Close ([link removed] )

by Kevin Pham

America’s health system is certainly flawed and in need of reform, but there is clearly something working well enough that our system, despite already treating ten times more cases of appendicitis, can absorb the dissatisfied Canadians.

AMERICA IS SIGNIFICANTLY OUTPERFORMING CANADA IN SURGERY WAIT TIMES EVEN AS IT’S LIKELY THAT TENS OF THOUSANDS OF CANADIANS COME HERE TO GET SURGERY. ([link removed] )

An Easy Fix for Soccer’s Gender Pay Gap ([link removed] )

by Satya Marar

The solution lies in paying male and female athletes an equal flat fee with a bonus determined as a share of the sponsorship revenue for each match. It’s the fairest, most free-market way to resolve the pay dispute in intra-sex national and international-level competitive sports.

EARLIER THIS YEAR, WOMEN’S TEAM MEMBERS SUED THE US SOCCER FEDERATION FOR GENDER DISCRIMINATION, CITING THE PAY DISPARITY BETWEEN THEMSELVES AND THE US MEN’S TEAM. ([link removed] )

Hawaii Governor Vetoes Bill Aimed to End Confiscation of Property Without a Conviction ([link removed] )

by Carey Wedler

It is well-documented that civil asset forfeiture disproportionately affects minorities and the poor. But last week, one governor bucked the nationwide reform trend by vetoing a bill that would have placed new limits on the controversial practice.

HAWAII WILL CONTINUE TO DENY ITS CITIZENS DUE PROCESS AND MAKE A PROFIT IN THE PROCESS. ([link removed] )

Why Undocumented Immigrants Choose to Pay Income Taxes ([link removed] )

by Daniel Kowalski

The IRS created a program in 1996 that allows non-citizens residing in the USA who are earning money to report their income. Most undocumented immigrants have decided it’s worth the risk to document themselves as law-abiding taxpayers so they will have good standing legally and socially if one day amnesty—and with it, permanent legal status—is offered by the federal government.

IF AMNESTY IS OFFERED AND YOU’RE PROVEN TO BE A TAX EVADER, YOU MOST LIKELY WILL BE REJECTED. ([link removed] )

4 Ways Employers Respond to Minimum Wage Laws (Besides Laying Off Workers) ([link removed] )

by John Phelan

Whether the something in question is a good or a service, shoes or labor, the basic supply and demand model predicts that, all else equal, an increase/fall in the price of something will lead to a fall/increase in the quantity demanded of that something—this is Econ 101.

IN REALITY, THERE ARE A NUMBER OF THINGS EMPLOYERS CAN DO IN RESPONSE TO A MINIMUM WAGE HIKE THAT DON’T INVOLVE LAYING OFF EMPLOYEES. ([link removed] )

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