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Wages, Capitalism, And Morality: Part II

Vincent Ryan Ruggiero — Tue, 16 Apr 2013 04:00:37 +0000

(Note: Part I documented that the minimum wage harms the very people it is designed to help and the popular alternative—letting capitalism work, unencumbered by regulations—encourages practices that cry out for reform. It concluded by suggesting that a new approach is needed, one based on a discipline that economists seldom consult—ethics.) The division of knowledge into particular [...]

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Wages, Capitalism, And Morality: Part I

Vincent Ryan Ruggiero — Wed, 03 Apr 2013 04:00:08 +0000

It is commonly believed that fairness demands a certain level of wage be guaranteed to all workers. That is the idea behind the minimum wage that has long existed in the U.S. and other countries. But does that wage benefit workers? Some economists say it does, but others argue that it actually hurts those it is designed [...]

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Saving The Charitable Deduction And More

Vincent Ryan Ruggiero — Thu, 29 Nov 2012 05:00:03 +0000

For some time now politicians of both parties have been talking about ways to get America’s fiscal house in order. The Democratic chant is “We’ve got to raise taxes on the wealthy.” The Republican chant is “We’ve got to curtail spending.” To no one’s surprise, the two sides have been at impasse, largely because neither [...]

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The Key To Cutting Government Spending

Vincent Ryan Ruggiero — Wed, 31 Oct 2012 04:00:13 +0000

If a rowboat springs a leak and is fast filling with water, the first step is to stop the leak. Then the water can be baled out. A similar approach is necessary with America’s economy. For a very long time, excessive spending (the leak) has caused mounting national debt (the rising water that threatens to [...]

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The Missing Ingredient in Management

Vincent Ryan Ruggiero — Thu, 13 Sep 2012 04:00:49 +0000

“Workers must leave their minds at the factory gate.” That requirement originated in the Industrial Revolution and became firmly established in the early 20th century, when a group of zealous pessimists advanced the notion that intelligence is inherited, most people have very little of it, and nothing can be done to increase their allotment. Leaders in [...]

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