The most sinister part of the MCO is that not all businesses are equally affected by the measures. While some may continue to work from home, some would totally lose a majority of their customers or even a complete shutdown of their business due to the inconveniences caused. This in turn creates a divided populace that view the measures as a mere inconvenience and while those that are less fortunate- a total destruction to their businesses and jobs. Some organizations and individuals even thrived during this crisis. E.g. Grab drivers who lost their major income source due to less passengers vs ..read more

Mises on inflation— page 428, Human Action. “First: Inflationary or expansionist policy must result in overconsumption on the one hand and malinvestment on the other. It thus squander capital and impairs the future state of want-satisfaction. Second: The inflationary process does not remove the necessity of adjusting production and reallocating resources. It merely postpones it and thereby makes it more troublesome. Third: Inflation cannot be employed as a permanent policy because it must, when continued, finally result in a breakdown of the monetary system.” The post Mises: Inflation as a Mon ..read more

Inflation is one of the most pervasive and cunning tax that a government can impose on its people. You might be wondering how can I label the phenomenon of rising prices as a form of tax. To put it simply, I categorize every and any actions that a government undertakes which results in reducing the wealth of its people as a form of taxation. Such actions are approved by the existing laws of the land and as such, anyone who refuses to ‘pay up’ is considered a felon. Whether or not such actions by the government result in the improvement of the people’s well-being, that’s a story for a different ..read more

It all started with an interview with 2 doctors from Bakersfield in US. Dr Dan Erickson and Dr Artin Massihi were briefing the press with the COVID-19 data they’ve collected from their clinic and using that as evidence why the lockdown is an over-exaggerated response which could be causing more damage than the virus itself. I shared the 1-hour interview on YouTube and within hours, the video was suspended by YouTube for violating community guidelines. I did not agree with some of the points the doctors made but that’s the whole point of perspectives- you need differing opinions to form a bette ..read more

Not more than 3 weeks ago, I came across the name Frederic Bastiat while I was discussing with some folks on Austrian school of economics. The first Bastiat material I read was ‘The Law‘, published a few months before his death in December 1850. And from there, I continued to read the ‘The Parable of the Broken Window‘ and also ‘The Candlemaker’s Petition‘. After learning more about Bastiat’s philosophies and principles, I decided to find out more about the man himself; why would a farmer from a rural town in France championed the idea of liberty, justice and free trade when all the odds are a ..read more

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It all started with an interview with 2 doctors from Bakersfield in US. Dr Dan Erickson and Dr Artin Massihi were briefing the press with the COVID-19 data they’ve collected from their clinic and using that as evidence why the lockdown is an over-exaggerated response which could be causing more damage than the virus itself. I shared the 1-hour interview on YouTube and within hours, the video was suspended by YouTube for violating community guidelines. I did not agree with some of the points the doctors made but that’s the whole point of perspectives- you need differing opinions to form a bet ..read more

Not more than 3 weeks ago, I came across the name Frederic Bastiat while I was discussing with some folks on Austrian school of economics. The first Bastiat material I read was ‘The Law‘, published a few months before his death in December 1850. And from there, I continued to read the ‘The Parable of the Broken Window‘ and also ‘The Candlemaker’s Petition‘. After learning more about Bastiat’s philosophies and principles, I decided to find out more about the man himself; why would a farmer from a rural town in France championed the idea of liberty, justice and free trade when all the odds are ..read more