Economics

Taxation of Capital Gains and Inflation

Experience indicates once governments embark on the taking of private property, they rarely, if ever, are pursued to abandon that course by sound…

3 hrs ago •

RS Guest Author

How Regulation and Taxes Perpetuate the Housing Crisis

If we want genuine broad-based home ownership, we must stop treating property transfer as an opportunity to tax and feed bureaucracies.

Sep 29 •

RS Guest Author

The Four-Day Week by Law: Promise and Reality

If society wants a shorter week without loss of pay, the missing day must be paid for by greater efficiency.

Sep 24 •

RS Guest Author

Why Free Trade Remains The Superior Alternative To Protectionism

If the goal is to make our manufacturing sector more competitive, domestic labour policy cannot be ignored.

Sep 23 •

Ignoring The Wisdom of J.B. Say Will Ruin the World

If you want to consume, you must first produce

Sep 17 •

Privatise All The Parastatals

The job of a government isn’t to own or run companies. It isn’t to manufacture goods or run a commercial enterprise.

Sep 16 •

Nicholas Woode-Smith

Growth Without Illusions: South Africa’s Path To Prosperity

If South Africa wishes to achieve real, sustained growth, it must abandon the Keynesian fixation on aggregate demand and GDP gimmicks.

Sep 10 •

Domestic Workers Paying The Price Of Labour Laws

South Africa has one of the highest unemployment levels in the world, yet the government continues to enforce labour laws that are presented as…

Sep 8 •

RS Guest Author

The Nanny State's Ashtray: How The New Tobacco Bill Burns Individual Liberty

We are not children. We are adults capable of weighing risks, making choices, and accepting the consequences.

Sep 5 •

RS Guest Author

Enough With The GDP Obsession

How GDP gets in the way of real growth

Sep 3 •

South Africa: Fix The Labour Laws Or Face A Revolution

The Labour Relations Act significantly deters job creation in giving unions powers to demand close shop agreements. Unions matter, but they should not…

Aug 28 •

Sean McLaughlin

Remote Work Just Works

Allowing workers to skip the commute and work in the comfort of their own homes leads to greater productivity across the board.

Aug 25 •

Nicholas Woode-Smith

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