Our choice is not between free markets and state control, for most adults spend their working lives controlled by a third thing entirely: private government.

https://www.conferencesthatwork.com/index.php/soapbox/2019/05/private-government

#FreeMarkets #StateControl #PrivateGovernment #FacilitatingConnection

Free Markets vs. Bureaucrats - Michael Saylor with Balaji

#centralplanning #freemarkets #regulation

Trump’s tariffs and Japan deal could encourage Toyota to move jobs out of U.S.

Over the past few decades, Japan-based automaker Toyota has spent billions of dollars to expand its manufacturing and assembly plants in the United States. T…
#Japan #JP #JapanNews #automobiles #BlueCollar #economics #FreeMarkets #freetrade #imports #Japanese #Japanesenews #news #tariffs #trumpadministration
https://www.alojapan.com/1330507/trumps-tariffs-and-japan-deal-could-encourage-toyota-to-move-jobs-out-of-u-s/

US inflation reaches 2.7% as Trump tariffs hit https://www.ft.com/content/65b1fb44-6391-4f74-82db-2d7eb6aaafa9

hmm. latest US report shows inflation is being pushed up by tarrifs. wasn’t inflation to be done on day one???????????????????????????????????????#liars #economicbaffoons #freemarkets

Red states get it: Economic freedom beats blue-state gimmicks

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.theblaze.com/columns/opinion/red-states-get-it-economic-freedom-beats-blue-state-gimmicks

“Asked about people putting bumper stickers on their #Teslas declaring they bought it before “Elon was crazy”, Musk said: “There are also people buying it because Elon’s crazy, or however they may view it. Yes, we’ve lost some sales, perhaps, on the left, but we’ve gained them on the right.”

Musk was *visibly shaken* when discussing the #activists’ campaign against him and his cars, saying they were “evil” and on the wrong side of history.

“What’s wrong with these people? *I’ve not harmed anyone*. So, something needs to be done about them. *A number of them are going to prison*, and they deserve it.” Asked whether he took the attacks #personally, he said: “Yes.”

Free market forces in action ☺️

#Smith / #Markets / #FreeMarkets / #competition <https://archive.md/YGhkg> / <https://www.theage.com.au/world/north-america/bruised-and-angry-elon-musk-says-he-will-cut-back-on-political-spending-20250521-p5m0vm.html> (paywall)

A boldly misguided idea

If the assignment was to come up with a novel idea Thomas Foley gets an A but if the assignment was to come up with an idea to improve economic equity within society his idea is worse than doing nothing and far worse than ideas such as the Freedom Dividend that Andrew Yang proposed several years ago.

#BasicIncome #economics #freeMarkets #innovation #UBI

http://visionary.davidjmiller.org/2025/a-boldly-misguided-idea/