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Governments Are Dishonest About The Causes Of Inequality
Inequality is a problem, but the cause of that problem is government.
Mar 26
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Mpiyakhe Dhlamini
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2
2
The Stealth Tax
Why South African Capital Gains are Often an Inflationary Illusion
Mar 25
4
Grant Dependency Is Nothing To Brag About
We must stop pretending that ever-expanding welfare is “compassion” while the state simultaneously sabotages the very conditions that allow people to…
Mar 23
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Nicholas Woode-Smith
8
4
Why Government-Led Job Creation Won’t Fix Unemployment
The private sector, not the government alone, is the solution to unemployment
Mar 11
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Zakhele Mthembu
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Why Medicine Is Expensive
Healthcare is expensive not because it is complex alone, but because its architecture suppresses the very forces that would normally discipline cost.
Feb 22
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Bryan Theunissen
3
1
Free Banking Rather Than Bitcoin Is The Sustainable Way To Stateproof Our Money
While the Free Market Foundation gets 99% right, I must disagree with the recommendation of Bitcoin as a reserve asset.
Feb 21
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Mpiyakhe Dhlamini
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3
Financial Literacy Should Be Taught In Schools
A society that teaches trigonometry, but not compound interest is not educating its citizens. It is preparing them to fail quietly.
Feb 12
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Nicholas Woode-Smith
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2
2
Too Much Money: The Real Reason South Africans Are Broke
It’s strangely paradoxical, but the truth is this: the reason your money doesn’t stretch is because there is too much money floating around in the…
Feb 4
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Econ Bro
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3
Train More Doctors To Lower Healthcare Costs
The solution isn’t to spend more money on healthcare; it’s to reduce the costs that go into delivering medical services.
Jan 29
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Nicholas Woode-Smith
5
8
1
Nigeria’s Currency Crisis And What South Africa Can Learn From It
Nigeria’s currency problem becomes obvious once this is understood: the demand for the Naira is extremely low, while the demand for the dollar is…
Jan 26
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Econ Bro
4
1
South Africa Must Build Faster
Corruption and incompetence are a global government phenomenon, but there is something particularly special about South Africa’s brand of inadequacy.
Jan 25
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Nicholas Woode-Smith
5
3
1
Individual And Societal Gains Realised After The Dissolution Of Communism In Central And Eastern Europe
The well recorded trajectory of Central and Eastern Europe since the fall of communism constitutes a powerful refutation of the notion that socialism…
Jan 20
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RS Guest Author
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