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The Right to Earn a Living Under Attack
8/21/2008
In Louisiana it is illegal to sell and arrange flowers without permission from the government. Aspiring florists must pass a subjective licensing exam that is graded by existing florists, who have a direct incentive to keep new competitors from entering the market. Thus the failure rate is higher than that of the Louisiana bar, which results in hundreds of well-qualified would-be entrepreneurs being denied the ability to work in their chosen profession. No one can honestly believe that Louisiana's flower cartel is necessary to protect consumers from renegade flower sellers. Rather, it is a classic case of protecting favored groups at the expense of consumers and entry-level entrepreneurs. More . . .
A NEW article by Bob Ewing
8/21/2008
"Increasing numbers of Pakistani women are becoming aware of gender inequities, a trend emerging in many other parts of the developing world as the communications revolution brings cellphones, satellite television and the Internet to the poorest villages. In this South Asian country of 167 million, a key issue is laws and customs governing sexual conduct that sometimes date back centuries." (Washington Post, Thursday)
Equality is no mere luxury.
FEE Timely Classic
"Individualist Feminism: The Lost Tradition" by Wendy McElroy Dollar Makes up Lost Ground
8/21/2008
"This fall, as customers shop for imported olive oil and pungent French cheeses at Fairway Market's stores in Manhattan, they will be in for a pleasant surprise: Their prices are coming down. Lower food prices? Yes, thanks to a somewhat more muscular dollar, the greenback is up 10 percent compared with other major world currencies in the past month." (Christian Science Monitor, Wednesday)
Money would best be beyond the reach of the government.
FEE Timely Classic
"The Value of Money" by Hans F. Sennholz
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