Donald J. Boudreaux

Lose the Political Informality

“Politicians’ first-name basis… is a mercenary maneuver to gain our confidence on the cheap. It is literally a con game.” ~Donald J. Boudreaux

Free Market Fundamentals and NatCon Inconsistencies

“I’ve never encountered a protectionist of any stripe who explains why the jobs preserved by protectionism have a higher non-material or ethical importance than do the jobs destroyed by protectionism.” ~Donald Boudreaux

Industrial Policies Aren’t Working

“If other governments insist on harming their countries’ economies with such interventions, that’s their business. We can pity the citizens of those countries.” ~Donald J. Boudreaux

Do EV Producers Need Taxpayers’ Protection?

“Protectionist subsidy of American EV producers necessarily diverts resources away from other industries in the US. What is the value of the production that declines in America because of EV protection?” ~Donald J. Boudreaux

Ruminations on Income Inequality

“Many of today’s low-income workers will be tomorrow’s middle-income workers; and many of these workers will be among the country’s highest-income earners sometime in the future.” ~Donald J. Boudreaux

On America’s ‘Trade Deficit’ With China

“The negative connotation conveyed by the term ‘trade deficit’ is so very useful to the protectionist cause that protectionists seem to have no interest in getting their — or their audiences’ — thinking straight about this concept.” ~Donald J. Boudreaux

But Also What If?

“The arrogance of those who wish to unleash the dogs of antitrust on CurrentlyDominant, Inc. prevents them from asking important follow-up questions.” ~Donald J Boudreaux

Arguments Against Markets

“Those of us who want to keep government small and strictly limited — and, hence, who want individuals to make whatever peaceful choices they wish — are far outnumbered by individuals who distrust markets to deliver enough of the goods to enough of the people.” ~Donald J. Boudreaux