The Christian Economist by Dave Arnott

An island in the middle of Copenhagen called Freetown Christiania has more rules than just about any place on earth, proving that men are NOT angels, and some form of government is necessary.    “If men were angels, no government would be necessary.”  That quote from James Madison in Federalist paper #51 is an appropriate…

Six tax policies make the poor poorer.  At many levels, governments promote barriers to progress for the poor, whom we Christians care about.    Writing in the WSJ this week, Andy Kessler opined, “There are only four things you can do with your money: spend it, pay taxes, invest it or give it away.”  My…

Christians are called to care for the poor, but there are 5 “Green Policies” that are making them poorer. “I don’t think we can count on people living an impoverished lifestyle as a solution to climate change,” Bill Gates said recently.  Oh, so climate change policies DO call on people to have impoverished lives.  Thanks…

I Timothy 5:18, states, “The worker deserves his wages.”  Five fiscal policies harm the poor by denying fair wages: Inflation, minimum wage, unemployment benefits, favoring unions, and licensing requirements.   I’m from the government, and I’m here to help.  That sarcastic anecdote serves as an introduction to today’s podcast.  Because where the government is supposed to…

The poor get rich by practicing a system of values.  Since Americans are less interested in religion, having children, hard work, community involvement, and education, the passing lane into wealth is wide open.    The Wall Street Journal recently published an article titled, “America Pulls Back from Values that Once Defined it.”  That means, there’s…

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion programs discriminate, so they can’t survive the market. President Biden is requiring all federal agencies to create a Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) team.  It seems like the Dems want to distribute everything equally, except votes.  Think about their claim, “Help me stomp my opponent so I can make everything equal.” …

Christian servant leadership gives us our political and legal systems, universities, medical care, child adoption, and freed most of the world from slavery.  And it was all done, almost for free!  It’s free!  Hold it, don’t you often say “There’s no free lunch?”  Yes, but when people donate their time to be servant leaders, society…

Most fiscal policy has become a redistribution scheme because the benefit actually accrues not to the government, but to those on whom the revenue is spent.  That’s not Biblical. When writing about taxes, Gregory Mankiw writes, “The benefit actually accrues not to the government, but to those on whom the revenue is spent.”  So pretty…

The Christian worldview calls for a market in education that provides students with a passport to freedom.     “Education is the key to unlocking the world, a passport to freedom.”  I noticed that quote from Oprah Winfrey on the wall of the Nashville airport recently, while Ginger and I were there for the recording of…

Fox business anchor Charles Payne famously said, “You can only vote for Socialism once.”  Another common quip is “You can vote your way in, but you’ll have to shoot your way out.”  Well, 86 US Congressional Representatives just voted for it.  Fortunately, 327 voted against it.  The seeds of Socialism are sown in free market…