Income Inequality is Not a Problem: The Free Market is Making All Americans Richer (Debate)
Christine Harbin in Business 9 months ago
If we focus on limiting income inequality, then we will miss out on gains in the market economy.
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90% of Teen Girls Have Tried Dieting — And That's a Good Thing in the Obesity Battle
Christine Harbin in Science 10 months ago
Let's think less about young women's feelings, and more about their clogged arteries. If you aren't on a diet right now, you should start one.
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Wisconsin Recall Means Voters Are Tired With the Left, and Will Rein in Government
Christine Harbin in Politics 11 months ago
Walker’s win is important because it clears the path for other states to pass similar reforms.
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Could Obama Have Won the Wisconsin Recall For Tom Barrett?
Christine Harbin in Politics 11 months ago
Given the importance of the election, it's interesting to note who shows up in Wisconsin to support Gov. Walker or his Democratic opponent Tom Barrett -- and also those who don't show.
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Green Energy Subsidies Hurt the Economy
Christine Harbin in Science 12 months ago
Green energy subsidies do far more harm than good in the economy.
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SpaceX Launch Successful: Why the Private Sector Has a Future in Space Travel
Christine Harbin in Science 12 months ago
One small step for man, one giant leap for privatization!
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What SpaceX Shares With Facebook and Apple, on the Eve of Its Historic Launch
Christine Harbin in Science 1 year ago
Steve Jobs, Steve Wozniak, and Mark Zuckerberg didn't get any federal loan guarantees when they started Apple and Facebook. SpaceX might just be as successful.
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SpaceX Will Be the Next Solyndra Disaster if Government Holds Space Privatization Back
Christine Harbin in Science 1 year ago
Green energy is a big boondoggle — but will the space industry be any different?
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Facebook Founder Eduardo Saverin Drops US Citizenship to Avoid Paying Taxes on $100B Payday
Christine Harbin in Business 1 year ago
Saverin's decision to renounce his U.S. citizenship ahead of the company's $100 billion IPO highlights the problems with our country's federal tax policy.
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Obama's Economic Policy is Failing: U.S. Economy Needs Less Government Intervention
Christine Harbin in Business 1 year ago
The Obama administration is failing to revive the economy. In order for jobs to return and incomes to rise, the president must re-prioritize: Big government has got to go.
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Chrysler Sales Soar, And Americans Clearly Don't Want Fuel Efficiency
Christine Harbin in Business 1 year ago
Slow compact car sales confirm that Americans prefer gas guzzlers.
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Don't Rip Apple for Dodging Taxes: U.S. Tax Code Needs to be Fixed Immediately
Christine Harbin in Business 1 year ago
The case with Apple shows that tax competitiveness is important, and that the U.S. tax code needs an overhaul.
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Study: Millennials Care the Most About Unemployment, Not Climate Change or Income Inequality
Christine Harbin in Millennials 1 year ago
According to Harvard University’s Institute of Politics' latest report, finding a job is the most important issue among young people, not climate change or income inequality.
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Ford and Other Corps Cheat Employees of $700 Million in Taxes
Christine Harbin in Business 1 year ago
Paying $700M in taxes to boss; states subsidize companies by withholding taxes from workers.
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Matt Taibbi Fuels Controversy Over Obama JOBS Act
Christine Harbin in Business 1 year ago
The JOBS Act was passed under the guise of helping small businesses, but it may end up hurting them.
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Obama 'Buffett Rule' Won’t Solve America’s Budget Problems
Christine Harbin in Business 1 year ago
President Obama's latest tax-and-spend policy proposal, "The Buffett Rule," is bad in principle and in practice.
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Apple CEO Tim Cook Uses Publicity Stunt to Smooth Over Chinese Factory Labor Controversy
Christine Harbin in Business 1 year ago
Labor controversy is a pattern with companies that manufacture abroad — Apple is simply the latest. This is likely a publicity stunt to ensure that Apple has a good public image.
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Ron Paul Turnout Hurt by Spring Break and Mitt Romney Can't Relate to the Working Man in Wisconsin Primary
Christine Harbin in Politics 1 year ago
Some thoughts on the Wisconsin primary.
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State tax credits fail to create jobs; Missouri Ford plant is proof as it lays off workers despite subsidy
Christine Harbin in Business 1 year ago
More evidence from the states: Tax credits routinely fail to create jobs.
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With Economy Improving, Pro-Business Policy Is the Best Social Policy
Christine Harbin in Business 1 year ago
Policies that are "pro-business" lead to good outcomes for people.
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Paul Ryan is Right: Cut Corporate Taxes to Grow the Economy
Christine Harbin in Business 1 year ago
While other countries are cutting their corporate tax rates, the U.S. maintains the highest. This hurts the America’s global economic competitiveness.
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Uh-Oh Obama, Shepard Fairey and Obama Girl Aren't Voting For You
Christine Harbin in Politics 1 year ago
Obama is not cool among millennials anymore. Even Obama girl and Shepard Fairey, the graffiti artist who made the iconic HOPE poster say they will not vote for him in 2012.
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Wall Street Journal Gets It Wrong on Organ Donation
Christine Harbin in Science 1 year ago
A recent piece on organ donation in the Wall Street Journal gets the facts wrong.
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Apple Gets a Texas Tax Incentive of $21M, Tax Payers Will Foot the Bill
Christine Harbin in Business 1 year ago
In government's latest attempt to pick winners and losers, Texas announced it will give $21 million in incentives to Apple to expand in Austin. This will do more harm than good in the economy.
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Chevy Volt Failure Shows Why Government Subsidies Are Bad
Christine Harbin in Business 1 year ago
If the government were serious about encouraging electric car technology, it would stay out of the way and stop subsidizing failed cars like the Chevy Volt.
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The Rent is Too Damn High: One Issue That Unites Matt Yglesias With Conservatives and Libertarians
Christine Harbin in Business 1 year ago
Even though conservatives and libertarians don't agree with liberal blogger Matt Yglesias on much, they should agree with him on land use reform because they share the free market position.
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Chevy Volt on Hold, Government Subsidy Fails to Jump-Start Electric Car Demand
Christine Harbin in Business 1 year ago
Despite billions in government subsidies, the Chevy Volt has failed to meet expectations. That means that each Volt sold to date has cost taxpayers $250,000 to produce.
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High Gas Prices Are Not Under Politicians' Control
Christine Harbin in Science 1 year ago
Newt Gingrich's proposal to reduce gas prices to $2.50 will have little effect because supply and demand and global economic forces determine gas prices, not politicians.
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Liberals Should Support Whole Foods' Brand of Corporate Social Responsibility
Christine Harbin in Business 1 year ago
Whole Foods founder John Mackey is a libertarian who supports corporate social responsibility, which benefits society, the economy, and the environment.
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Millennials Flock to Students for Liberty and Liberty on the Rocks DC, Liberty Movement Gaining Momentum in Washington DC
Christine Harbin in Politics 1 year ago
The popularity of libertarians at this year's CPAC, and the amazing turnout at the Students for Liberty conference, reveal that the liberty movement is alive and well in Washington.
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Government Should Not Regulate the Free Market
Christine Harbin in Business 1 year ago
We’d be better off overall if there were less government regulation in our lives.
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Government Intervention Does More Harm Than Good, Especially With Fossil Fuel Subsidies
Christine Harbin in Science 1 year ago
Fossil fuel subsidies are yet another example of how government tends to do more harm than good when it intervenes in the economy.
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Why Government Can't Be Run Like a Business
Christine Harbin in Politics 1 year ago
Government and business have inherent differences that prevent them from being run the same.
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Christmas Gift Giving is Inefficient
Christine Harbin in Business 1 year ago
Giving unwanted gifts drag down the economy.
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Patent Monopoly Hurts Innovation, Consumers
Christine Harbin in Media & Tech 2 years ago
Mobile technology companies currently face a high level of uncertainty in the legal climate, and they are responding by increasing their demand for intellectual property protection.
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"That Government Is Best Which Governs Least"
Christine Harbin in Politics 2 years ago
If the role of government were truly limited to the powers enumerated in the Constitution, we would all be better off.
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Don’t Mandate HPV Vaccines
Christine Harbin in Politics 2 years ago
Mandating the HPV vaccine would grow the level of involvement and lead to more harm than good.
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Teenage Labor Isn't Worth the Minimum Wage
Christine Harbin in Business 2 years ago
More young people would be able to get jobs if the minimum wage were reduced.
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Houston, We Have a (Spending) Problem
Christine Harbin in Politics 2 years ago
The space program is past its prime in innovation and development, and it should not remain a federal priority.
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Broadband Proliferation Should Not Be A Federal Priority
Christine Harbin in Media & Tech 2 years ago
Expanding broadband internet to rural areas should be left to the private sector, not our government.
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Do Profit Incentives or Subsidies Encourage Energy Innovation?
Christine Harbin in Science 2 years ago
Profit incentives work better than government subsidies in encouraging innovation.
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Education Debt: The Next Bubble? The Next Bailout?
Christine Harbin in Politics 2 years ago
Is education debt the next bubble to burst? Will there be an education debt bailout?
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Get The Government Out Of Marriage
Christine Harbin in Politics 2 years ago
Privatization would preserve the legal advantages of marriage for those who prefer it, and wouldn't penalize those who don't.
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How Obama's Tax Bill Could Have Spurred Economic Growth
Christine Harbin in Business 2 years ago
Tax breaks for the favored few do more harm than good for the economy.
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Don't Use Polar Bears to Push Climate Change Regulation
Christine Harbin in Science 2 years ago
The status of polar bears should be left as is, and not co-opted for another environmental agenda — or else the government risks doing more harm than good.
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Eliminate Energy Subsidies to Encourage a Sustainable Future
Christine Harbin in Science 2 years ago
Government gets in the way of developing sustainable energies. Consumers and unfavored businesses would benefit if the government got out of the energy market.
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Using Health Care Regulation to Pick Winners and Losers
Christine Harbin in Politics 2 years ago
The federal government is picking winners and losers by exempting some companies from regulation, and not others.
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U.S. Shouldn't Protect Hollywood
Christine Harbin in Business 2 years ago
America may not be the best at producing movies anymore, but that only means we should shift our priorities elsewhere.
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