The $6 billion porn industry is under assault from all sides. Recently,
in an attempt to "protect" adult actors Los Angeles Mayor Antonio
Villaraigosa signed a mandate
that all adult film productions shot within city limits be required to
use condoms. Many say this will simply push the industry out of the job starved city
into the welcoming arms of Las Vegas, but if Presidential candidate
Rick Santorum has his way the porn industry will simply go overseas
and/or underground. Santorum wants to ban pornography altogether,
calling it "destructive to society." Here is an example of two very
different politicians with very different agendas projecting their
common belief that government must protect individuals from themselves.
For Blake Burgess, a Los Angeles based tax-analyst it exemplifies the
myth of our two party system:
Showing posts with label war on business. Show all posts
Showing posts with label war on business. Show all posts
Friday, March 16, 2012
Tuesday, March 6, 2012
Capitalism is the Entrepreneur's Best Friend by Andrea Dantzer
Andrea Dantzer
3-6-2012
You hear the term capitalism thrown around often
these days, but few people really understand what capitalism is and what it
entails. The term capitalism was popularized by Karl Marx, in his book, The
Communist Manifesto. Marx used it as a word to describe private ownership and a
free market. Although Marx decried it, the term defines individual economic
freedom. In a broader approach, it is the free market economy.
Capitalism is often confused with crony capitalism,
or what is often referred to as corporatism. Corporatism cannot exist without
special interest groups and big government. The bigger the government is, the
bigger and more powerful corporations are. Entrepreneurs cannot thrive under
corporatism. An entrepreneur comes up with a new invention or idea to fill a
demand in the market, and they also assume the risks involved with their
business venture. When corporations are bolstered by special interest and
lobbyist dollars, the market is stifled and competition is eliminated.
Entrepreneurs need competition in order to fill the need of the market place
with a good or service and at a price the consumer is willing to pay.
Capitalism fills the need of the entrepreneur and the entrepreneur fills the
need of society.
The risk-reward system of capitalism is often
denounced, however, the free market offers true protection from greedy corporatist and unscrupulous companies. In a limited government, corporations
enjoy no special status and are forced to compete with the free market.
Entrepreneurs then have a chance at succeeding. Failing is also an integral
part of the free market society. Companies that are not filling the need of the
marketplace are forced to bring their prices down to what the consumer is
willing to pay or go out of business. A society with the mindset that some
corporations are too big to fail is in deep trouble as they are manufacturing
success rather than allowing it to happen naturally.
Entrepreneurs would also have a choice in how to
obtain their business working capital to fund their venture, rather than having
stifling and stringent regulations obstructing their path. The free market
allows them to absorb risks while the free market provides the incentive of
making a profit. Business working capital is essential for an entrepreneur to
take the risks necessary in order to gain the reward.
A market system that allows the individual to make
decisions regarding the best use of its economic resources is always better and
garnishes better results than a government making those decisions and
controlling the marketplace.
See also: Ron Paul and The Cuban Missile Crisis
Monday, January 30, 2012
California: The dream killer
January 30, 2012
I want to start a credit repair business. I have the knowledge to help those in need, the acumen to run such a business, and an almost limitless source of clients. Unfortunately, the State of California is making it impossible for me to do such a thing. The state requires a 100,000 cash bond to legally operate a credit repair company in California. Again, over regulation and corporatism defeats entrepreneurial growth. Should I do it anyway? I'm thinking of it...
Tuesday, September 27, 2011
Paul Ryan should be waterboarded
It shouldn't surprise anyone that Republicans never disagreed with Obamacare from a philosophical standpoint. They believe, just as much as democrats, that government has a role to play in delivering healthcare. They just don't like the idea that Obama beat them to it. According to this article Paul Ryan has presented a plan to "replace" Obamacare after it is repealed. Why not just leave it repealed and let the markets work? Oh, I know why, because the thing politicians love the most besides stealing liberty is spending other peoples money. Paul Ryan should be removed from office after being waterboarded.
Friday, September 23, 2011
Beer and Government – Drink up! You just bought a home!
As I type this rant, I am sitting here in the State Board of Equalization’s office in Ventura where I just handed them a check for $5581 in sales tax. Today is a special day, a little victory for me. You see, moments before I walked in and paid my final sales tax to the state of California, I dropped in the mail my paper work to dissolve my company and wind down. Why? Was it because I’m retiring? No. Was it because I was unable to do business for lack of sales? No, it’s slow but there are opportunities to pursue.
The answer is that I have taken the steps to close my company because I no longer wish to pay the $800 tax that every corporation or LLC must pay in this state for the privilege of existing in this state -profit or not. Atlas, has once again shrugged. I don’t work just so I can hand it over the government.
But the story gets more interesting… A few days ago, I ordered a couple of Newcastle beers at a bar and the total came to $18. Alcohol is expensive and more-so than it needs to be were we to have a truly free market.
You see, as I walked over to the register at the State Board of Equalization (what do they equalize anyway???), I noticed a sheet of paper posted on the wall. It was the public notice for an auction of a liquor license. Yep, if you want to sell alcohol in this state, you need permission from the government. What many people don’t know is that the state actually limits the number of liquor licenses it will issue. Ostensibly, it’s to prevent liquor from being sold at the local dry cleaners or while you wait at your accountant’s office. Imagine the pandemonium. FULL STORY
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Wednesday, August 10, 2011
More Federal Government over-reach...
Italian automaker Pagani was to begin selling its $1 million, 700 horsepower Huayra supercar in the U.S. later this year but federal safety regulators have said "Not so fast." Read this story and look for more commentary tomorrow
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