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Tuesday, September 10, 2013

The First Step to a Free Detroit: Let Them Work

Mises Daily: Tuesday, September 10, 2013 by Patrick Barron
By himself an individual cannot exist much above subsistence level, if he can even manage that. However, larger groups who engage in peaceful cooperation develop a division of labor which allows each individual to specialize according to his comparative advantage, accumulate capital, and provide individuals in the group with goods and services that would be impossible for them to produce in a state of autarky……..
What unemployment we observe falls into two categories.
There is willing unemployment as men eschew lower paying and/or distasteful (to them) jobs in the hope of landing one that pays more and/or meets their personal career objectives.
Then there are those who are unemployed due to barriers that exist that prevent them from working. My earlier essay Declare Detroit a Free City revealed that the cause of Detroit’s problems is a lack of economic liberty, the most important being barriers to peaceful and cooperative employment. The first step in liberating Detroit from its chains is to allow people to work.
The greatest of these barriers to work are the myriad and complex laws that interfere in the ability for labor and capital to arrive at mutually agreeable terms of employment…..To Read More….

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