Principle 06
Real Estate Appraisal Regulation
HIGHLAND, UT | 19 August 2008| The real estate industry in the United States is in complete disarray. Many articles have been written on FreeCapitalist Daily to illustrate this point. Still, little has been done to really capture the severity of this problem. Throughout the country, many news articles and even books have been written in […]
19Aug2008 | Jason K. Vaughn | 0 comments | Continued
What Is the Right Value of a House?
HIGHLAND, UT | 29 July 2008 | The International Monetary Fund (IMF) announced recently that housing prices in the U.S. are “overvalued” by as much as 20%. A common misconception in the world today is that things have inherent value and that when prices fluctuate they become overvalued or undervalued. What the IMF and other economists […]
29Jul2008 | Jason K. Vaughn | 0 comments | Continued
The Follies of Fannie and Freddie
MAPLETON, UT | July 22, 2008 | Recently, two names have been plastered across headlines so often you’d be forgiven for thinking they were the latest hollywood pair. Their celebrity status has been cemented by constant mentions in the top news programs, length pieces on their life history, and endless gossip and rumors about their […]
22Jul2008 | Israel Curtis | 1 comment | Continued
FDIC (Fear Drives Ignorant Consumers)
by Matthew Pilling, Guest Author
SALT LAKE CITY, UT | 16 July 2008 | In a move that stirs up images of the Great Depression, people are lining up outside of IndyMac Bank branches to see that they “get theirs” before there is nothing left to get. Because of the number of people waiting to close their […]
NOTICE! Human Life Value Takes a Dive!
HIGHLAND, UT | 14 July 2008 | The EPA, of all agencies, regularly publishes a calculation on human life value. They reported recently that over the past five years this value has dropped. What is the EPA doing calculating human life value? Turns out that many government agencies calculate this value, all for their own […]
14Jul2008 | Jason K. Vaughn | 2 comments | Continued
Entitlement Addiction Hard for Doctors to Let Go Of
HIGHLAND, UT | 7 July 2008| Health care continues to be a big item in this year’s election campaigns and politics as the push toward a nationalized health care systems receives more and more pressure. Today, New York Times reporter, Robert Pear, tells the story of how the recent cuts in medicare allowances have prompted many doctors […]
7Jul2008 | Jason K. Vaughn | 3 comments | Continued
How Do You Celebrate Independence?
HIGHLAND, UT | 4 July 2008 | Ah! The Fourth of July! That great mid-summer holiday. Full of parades and beauty pageants, fireworks, barbecues, 10k races, pancake breakfasts in the park, and flag raising ceremonies. This is what this holiday is all about, right? Oh, and thinking about the signing of the Declaration of Independence (whatever […]
4Jul2008 | Jason K. Vaughn | 1 comment | Continued
Supreme Court Ruling for Guns already under Attack
HIGHLAND, UT | 1 July 2008 | It took the opponents of firearms ownership less than a week to come up with their next attempt to ban handguns. Last week the Supreme Court struck down the 32-year old D.C. handgun ban in a 5-4 decision. Yesterday, AP “medical writer”, Mike Stobbe revealed a “surprising fact,” that […]
1Jul2008 | Jason K. Vaughn | 0 comments | Continued
Who Is to Blame for $4 per Gallon Gasoline?
HIGHLAND, UT |18 June 2008 | While surfing the Internet for interesting news stories I came across an advertisement: “Who is to blame for $4 per gallon gasoline?” It then offered three photographs the reader could choose from for the blame. One was a picture of an Arab, representing the OPEC producers of oil. Another […]
18Jun2008 | Jason K. Vaughn | 8 comments | Continued
Desperate to Exchange
HIGHLAND, UT | 2 June 2008| In a market where no one is confident enough to exchange, people can get pretty creative. This can give rise to some very interesting opportunities for those whose eyes are open and who position themselves for such opportunities.
Two stories recently—one this weekend and another about a month ago—tell about merchants who are […]
The Moral Confusion of Wal-Mart Haters
MAPLETON, UT | 16 May 2008 | It’s not that uncommon for people to resent big business – and the degree of their resentment is usually in proportion to the size and success of the object of their hate. In response to an article on the Huffington Post, I would like to examine the claims […]
16May2008 | Israel Curtis | 10 comments | Continued
Personal Initiative = Don’t Wait for the Government to Tell You What to Do
HIGHLAND, UT | 6 May 2008 | What is the proper way to effect the change you desire? Do you wait until your guy (or gal) gets into office? Do you create a lobby organization? Do you write your elected officials? Any of these may be appropriate at certain times, but what if the correct […]
6May2008 | Jason K. Vaughn | 1 comment | Continued
Create Value, Save a City!
HIGHLAND, UT | 21 April 2008 | Productivity and prosperity can often come in the most obscure and unexpected places. Many people have talents and strengths that lie hidden from themselves but are apparent to others. Many call these strengths and talents unique abilities. Everyone has at least one unique ability, and the question is […]
21Apr2008 | Jason K. Vaughn | 0 comments | Continued
Can the Kibbutz survive without Capitalism?
MAPLETON, UT | 17 April 2008 | In the kibbutzim of Israel, as in communal societies around the world, an entire generation attempted to live by the ideology of collectivism. Years later, all such social experiments have ended with one choice: adopt capitalist principles or cease to exist. The consequences of collectivism have resulted in two […]
17Apr2008 | Israel Curtis | 5 comments | Continued
Does it pay to be unproductive?
MAPLETON, UT | 10 April 2008 | In the current climate of rising commodity prices, there is a change sweeping over the American heartland. After years of leaving large tracts of land unused in exchange for government handouts, thousands of farmers are clearing the overgrowth and planting crops again. What opponents of the policies of […]
10Apr2008 | Israel Curtis | 0 comments | Continued
I couldn't agree with you more. Yes, morals are objective, while the valuation of material things is subjective.
God values ...
I think the point here is that people choose those whom they trust. When the government, by force, arranges a ...
Ammon,
As always, you bring up good points. You're right--truth doesn't need to have an advantage of time in order ...
I think one of the greatest things about the voting process is that there is never complete objectivity or truth, ...