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In the war of ego, the loser always wins.

In a world full of Karens, be the Dagny.

Our politicians tell us we are free, even though most governments take over 50% of what we earn. They claim we get services that we need for our hard-earned money, even though we could buy the same services at half the price from the private sector. Today, we ridicule the slave-owners' claim that they "gave back" to their slaves by housing, clothing, feeding them, and bestowing upon them the "benefits" of civilization instead of leaving them in their native state. We see this as a self-serving justification for exploitation. In the future, we will view being forcibly taxed to pay for things we don't want, such as bombs for the Middle East, subsidies for tobacco, other people's abortions, regulations that put small businesses out of business, prisons for people trying to feel good, keeping life-saving medications out of the hands of dying people, etc., as taking away our freedom. When even a small portion of our lives is spent enslaved, that part tends to dominate the rest of our time. If we don't put our servitude first as we structure the remainder of our lives, our masters will make sure we regret it. How much freedom do we need to survive and how much do we need to thrive? - Mary J. Ruwart

Bitcoin Audible Read_865 - The Hard Path ( @FRANCIS - BULLBITCOIN.COM ) @Guy Swann

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To condemn free-market capitalism because of anything going on today makes no sense. There is no evidence that capitalism exists today. We are deeply involved in an interventionist-planned economy that allows major benefits to accrue to the politically connected of both political parties. One may condemn the fraud and the current system, but it must be called by its proper names: Keynesian inflationism, interventionism, and corporatism. - Ron Paul

Why Government Spending Is Driving Up Interest Rates

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Economist Jonathan Newman joins Ryan McMaken to discuss how deficit spending and runaway debt is causing price inflation and higher interest rates....

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Bitcoin Audible Read_864 - Bitcoin Core's Loss of Focus by @jamesob @Guy Swann

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In this episode of Bitcoin Audible, I read James O'Beirne's "Bitcoin Core’s Loss of Focus" and offer my perspective on its critical arguments.H...

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The challenge facing economic science is to counter the reactionary counterrevolution by states and governments that smother voluntary cooperation ...

The disappearance of a sense of responsibility is the most far-reaching consequence of submission to authority. - Stanley Milgram

Bitcoin Audible Read_862 - Full Steam Ahead: All Aboard Fiscal Dominance by @Lyn Alden @Guy Swann

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What happens when the Fed's one tool for controlling inflation, stops working? The conditions in the market and in our political institutions is su...

Those in power often assume that in their authority lies superior wisdom and thus the right to impose their beliefs on others. - Friedrich Hayek