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ON THE MINIMUM WAGE

Raising the Minimum Wage Graphic

The federal minimum wage is currently $7.25 per hour. President Obama, in his 2014 State of the Union address, called for this wage to be increased to $10.10 per hour. The rationale is that increasing the minimum wage will benefit

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THE PROBLEM WITH INTEREST

The Problem with Interest

Many people think that the Bible says certain things, when in fact, it is silent on the matter. Others think the Bible is quiet on some issues, when in fact, its voice is loud and clear. The beauty of the

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THE MEDICARE DATA SMOKESCREEN

Medical Care Card

At the beginning of this month, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services made history by making all of its Medicare data public. This event was unprecedented because, for the first time ever, the public could now have free access

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THE OBAMACARE EMERGENCY ROOM

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The problem: The uninsured need medical attention. They have nowhere to go, so they come into the emergency department (ED). This creates overcrowding, strains medical resources, and costs much more than a visit to a primary medical doctor’s (PMD) office.

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MORAL CAPITALISM

Puzzle People

Does moral capitalism exist or does morality insult the concept of the free market? To me, it seems two words have won the war of dominance in the press since the start of 2014—populism and equality. According to the New

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THE FATAL CONCEIT by F.A. HAYEK

The Fatal Conceit

♦♦♦ (of 5)  The bottom line: Not a classic like The Road to Serfdom but an adequate argument against the logic of socialist theory, and the principles of socialist thought.   The Fatal Conceit has a central argument that can be

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THE COMMON ENEMY: THE DISADVANTAGES OF GOVERNMENT

UncleSam

The disadvantages of government are plenty, yet to question its legitimacy in modern times is analogous to heresy. Given the option, would you support your President or your family member? Your neighbor or a city council member? Your friend or

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THE UNIVERSAL BLUEPRINT: THE BIBLE

Blueprints

As anyone becomes more involved in biblical study, the more they’ll discover the richness involved in the text, and its pervasive application to our everyday lives. What the Bible is not is an ancient text pertinent only to a remote,

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CAUSE AND EFFECT

Debt and Slavery

During one of my frequent moments of reflection recently, it dawned upon me that we live in an age where the common citizen suffers from a mental disorder of “global acceptance”—people overwhelmingly lay down and accept the common explanations for

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THE HIDDEN PONZI SCHEMES

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The unscrupulous Charles Ponzi became famous in the early 1900s for deploying the well-known “Ponzi scheme” upon hopeless investors who dreamed of fast money and exorbitant returns. Essentially, Mr. Ponzi’s system penalized a large group of people for the benefit

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