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Workers Didn't Get the Weekend Because of Socialists. They Got It Because of Capitalism. Henry Ford gave his workers a 5-day week in 1926. Why? Rested workers were more productive. People with leisure time spent more money. Then, other companies followed. By 1938, when the government codified the 40-hour week, it was just catching up. Competition for labor and rising productivity did the work.

Workers Didn't Get the Weekend Because of Socialists. They Got It Because of Capitalism. Henry Ford gave his workers a 5-day week in 1926. Why? Rested workers were more productive. People with leisure time spent more money. Then, other companies followed. By 1938, when the government codified the 40-hour week, it was just catching up. Competition for labor and rising productivity did the work.

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We have already run this experiment!

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When you hear Milton Friedman say, “I know, but that’s fundamentally wrong,” you know he’s about to take you apart.

When you hear Milton Friedman say, “I know, but that’s fundamentally wrong,” you know he’s about to take you apart.

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This 19-minute documentary follows truck drivers and small traders trying to cross the border between Zambia and the Democratic Republic of Congo, one of the busiest trade routes in Africa, managed by up to 23 government agencies for a single crossing. Some drivers wait in line for three months. Every day stuck there still bills for the driver, fuel, lodging, food. That cost travels to the other side of the border absorbed into the final price, and the people absorbing the difference are the ones with the least margin to do so. Small traders often end up taking clandestine trails through the bush. The official system is so bureaucratic that dangerously remote routes become the better option. Watch it. Share it. This is a story the world needs to hear.

This 19-minute documentary follows truck drivers and small traders trying to cross the border between Zambia and the Democratic Republic of Congo, one of the busiest trade routes in Africa, managed by up to 23 government agencies for a single crossing. Some drivers wait in line for three months. Every day stuck there still bills for the driver, fuel, lodging, food. That cost travels to the other side of the border absorbed into the final price, and the people absorbing the difference are the ones with the least margin to do so. Small traders often end up taking clandestine trails through the bush. The official system is so bureaucratic that dangerously remote routes become the better option. Watch it. Share it. This is a story the world needs to hear.

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“The most dangerous institutions today are universities because they teach ideas that will lead to the destruction of the United States.” Ayn Rand said this in the 1960s… and it feels even more true today.

“The most dangerous institutions today are universities because they teach ideas that will lead to the destruction of the United States.” Ayn Rand said this in the 1960s… and it feels even more true today.

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Milton Friedman explains why no one can “bring back” industry by force. 👇

Milton Friedman explains why no one can “bring back” industry by force. 👇

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Someone in the audience asks Ayn Rand if she hates the poor—and her answer is far more interesting than the question.

Someone in the audience asks Ayn Rand if she hates the poor—and her answer is far more interesting than the question.

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Milton Friedman explains why you should prefer freedom over fairness. “Fairness” means someone else is deciding for you what is “fair.” “Freedom” means that YOU get to make that decision.

Milton Friedman explains why you should prefer freedom over fairness. “Fairness” means someone else is deciding for you what is “fair.” “Freedom” means that YOU get to make that decision.

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“Consumers don't produce inflation. Producers don't produce inflation. Inflation is produced only by too much government spending and too much government creation of money, and nothing else.” — Milton Friedman

“Consumers don't produce inflation. Producers don't produce inflation. Inflation is produced only by too much government spending and too much government creation of money, and nothing else.” — Milton Friedman

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POV: You’re a welfare-state advocate debating Milton Friedman and Thomas Sowell at the same time

POV: You’re a welfare-state advocate debating Milton Friedman and Thomas Sowell at the same time

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Why do “intellectuals” drift toward socialism? F.A. Hayek explains that intellectuals mistakenly think they can control society as if people were just pieces on a chessboard.

Why do “intellectuals” drift toward socialism? F.A. Hayek explains that intellectuals mistakenly think they can control society as if people were just pieces on a chessboard.

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Milton Friedman said there are 4 ways to spend money: 1. Your money on yourself. 2. Your money on others. 3. Someone else’s money on yourself. 4. Someone else’s money on others. The 4th way is the least effective—and that’s how the government operates.

Milton Friedman said there are 4 ways to spend money: 1. Your money on yourself. 2. Your money on others. 3. Someone else’s money on yourself. 4. Someone else’s money on others. The 4th way is the least effective—and that’s how the government operates.

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Ayn Rand on the Moral Purpose of Capitalism.

Ayn Rand on the Moral Purpose of Capitalism.

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Milton Friedman explains that the core difference between capitalism and socialism isn’t economics, it’s morality: free choice versus compulsory force.

Milton Friedman explains that the core difference between capitalism and socialism isn’t economics, it’s morality: free choice versus compulsory force.

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Milton Friedman couldn’t persuade Thomas Sowell to give up Marxism, but working for the federal government could.

Milton Friedman couldn’t persuade Thomas Sowell to give up Marxism, but working for the federal government could.

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Ayn Rand explains why society hates the rich.

Ayn Rand explains why society hates the rich.

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"I am for the separation of state and economics. Just as we had separation of state and church." — Ayn Rand

"I am for the separation of state and economics. Just as we had separation of state and church." — Ayn Rand

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In this video, Hayek discusses Keynes's ignorance of economics.

In this video, Hayek discusses Keynes's ignorance of economics.

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In this video, Milton Friedman explains why bad government programs never die.

In this video, Milton Friedman explains why bad government programs never die.

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In this video, Friedrich Hayek breaks down why socialism always fails in practice.

In this video, Friedrich Hayek breaks down why socialism always fails in practice.

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