Archive for W. M. Curtiss
Are You Getting Your Money’s Worth?
Questioning the faith that human errors could be avoided if only the government were in total control of our lives.
1Dec1972 | W. M. Curtiss | 0 comments | ContinuedTaxation Theory
Dr. W. M. Curtiss critically examines various theories of taxation and comments on current practices.
1Nov1967 | W. M. Curtiss | 2 comments | ContinuedThe Population Problem
It is when people are collectivized compulsorily, beyond the natural controls of family living, says Dr. Curtiss, that a “population problem” appears.
1May1967 | W. M. Curtiss | 0 comments | ContinuedFor the Birds
Dr. Curtiss is Executive Secretary of the Foundation for Economic Education and supervises the Business Fellowship Program outlined in this article. Businessmen have been mildly shocked by recent indications of a growing disrespect among college students for business as a vocation. "The word on the campus," according to one reporter, "is that business is for [...]
1Nov1965 | W. M. Curtiss | 0 comments | ContinuedMoonlighting
The more laws there are to limit a man’s achievement in a given job, the more he’ll turn to “moonlighting” and secondary sources of income.
1Nov1964 | W. M. Curtiss | 0 comments | ContinuedServing Consumers
When it comes to American foreign policy, we could do worse, suggests Dr. Curtiss, than simply serving consumers.
1May1964 | W. M. Curtiss | 0 comments | ContinuedJobs Require Capital
A taxi driver needs capital, too, though the price of a medallion is hardly a full-fledged free-market determination.
1Jan1964 | W. M. Curtiss | 0 comments | ContinuedWages and Productivity
Dr. Curtiss is executive secretary of The Foundation for Economic Education, Inc. In discussions of wage rates, whether for individuals, firms, or for the entire economy, we hear a lot about the increasing productivity of the worker, and that wages must rise to reflect such increases. A large steel company recently has negotiated a contract [...]
1Nov1963 | W. M. Curtiss | 0 comments | ContinuedKeeping the Peace
Dr. Curtiss is a member of the staff of the Foundation for Economic Education. The spotlight has been on rockets to the moon, outer space, and summit meetings. But these bold headlines divert our attention from important things going on right in our front yard. In the less conspicuous parts of our newspapers and magazines [...]
1Oct1960 | W. M. Curtiss | 1 comment | ContinuedInsuring Irresponsibility
Dr. Curtiss is a member of the staff of the Foundation for Economic Education. A tiny news item in your morning paper may have escaped notice; certainly many readers would miss its significance. A messenger boy in a New York office, while awaiting an assignment, was amusing himself by shooting paper clips out of a [...]
1Jul1960 | W. M. Curtiss | 0 comments | ContinuedFreedom Rests On Private Property
Dr. Curtiss is a member of the staff of the Foundation for Economic Education. The question of "what is mine and what is thine" is one of tremendous importance throughout the world today. It has always been a basic issue, but with all our material progress — our vaunted educational advantages — and our [...]
1Mar1958 | W. M. Curtiss | 0 comments | ContinuedFree-Market Farming
Dr. Curtiss is a member of the staff of the Foundation for Economic Education. An economic remedy for a political headache An economist of national reputation once told me: “The trouble with agriculture is that it is a decadent business.” This came as something of a shock to one who had been raised on a [...]
1Feb1956 | W. M. Curtiss | 0 comments | ContinuedThe Topsy-Turvy Tariff Tangle
Dr. Curtiss is a member of the staff of the Foundation for Economic Educate. Had William Mckinley been a visitor at the 84th Congress of the United States in 1955, and listened to the arguments for and against protective tariffs, he would have felt right at home. Sixty years ago, McKinley was a leading proponent [...]
1Nov1955 | W. M. Curtiss | 2 comments | Continued-
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