Mises Institute

• Killing the Maximum-Wage Myth
  Some want maximum wages for business executives, who are said to make too much money. It’s unclear how Congress is qualified to set the “correct” wage for business owners and executives, and unlike members of Congress, highly-paid executives are not protected from the risks and demands of the marketplace. […]
• With Government Roads, the Customer Is Always Wrong
  The state has no motivation to accommodate users’ needs, but to crack down on anyone who does not conform to its timeworn model of road usage. […]
• The Logical Progression of “Public Accomodation”
  One implication of a positive right to service from a business is the derivative positive right to quality service. […]
• War and Time Preference: The American Army in Australia
  War and militarization increase time preference, and social ills soon follow. […]
• Economic Progress and the Primacy of the Individual
  The economic success of the West and of free economies everywhere stems from the acceptance within many societies (to varying degrees) that individuals are all equal in the right to own property and exercise freedom from the collective. States, on the other hand, claim a special and exalted position within society. […]