All Posts Tagged With: "certificates of need"
Medical Technology and the State
So-called public-policy experts often take the many advances in modern technology for granted. They assume that government regulations and controls merely redistribute the fruits of progress without affecting the nature and extent of technological development itself.
But that is wrong. Whenever the government involves itself in the financing and distribution of goods and services, the production [...]
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The Evil of Government Debt
As we’ve seen in the last two TGIFs, Destutt de Tracy, writing (pdf) in early nineteenth-century France,... Read More
Where There’s a Will There’s a Way?
Many aphorisms and common expressions take on a different meaning when seen through the lens of economics. One... Read More
Will Medical “Reform” Cut Real Costs?
It seems that the so-called health care “reform” bill will become law soon enough. (President Barack... Read More
The Welfare State Kills Children
On February 22 a court in suburban Washington, D.C., passed judgment in one of the most horrendous cases... Read More
Government as Consumer
Destutt de Tracy, as I discussed last week, was a French economist whom Thomas Jefferson did his utmost... Read More
