It is wrong of governments to interfere with markets, whether through protectionism or other regulations restricting our freedom to trade and compete.
Author Archive | Jaana Woiceshyn
Tragedy in Bangladesh: Do Capitalism and Egoism Cause Buildings to Collapse and Crush Workers?
Jaana Woiceshyn (2013.05.27 ) Politics
Almost 400 garment workers were crushed to death when shoddily built factory building collapsed in Bangladesh last month. Tragedies like this lead to a lot of finger-pointing in the media, as well as proposals for their prevention in the future. Unfortunately, much of the finger-pointing and the proposals for prevention miss their mark. The most [...]
Trading is the Secret To Getting Ahead
Jaana Woiceshyn (2013.05.24 ) Living
The best way for human beings to survive and flourish is not to be givers or takers but traders.
Apple Computer Should Not Have To Pay Taxes
Jaana Woiceshyn (2013.05.23 ) Taxation
Apple, the most highly valued technology company and the creator of wonderful products that millions enjoy and use to enhance their productivity, has been accused of not paying enough taxes at a congressional hearing where CEO Tim Cook was grilled yesterday. (See the story here). More specifically, Apple was accused of avoiding $9 billion or [...]
Is Outsourcing a Moral Practice?
Jaana Woiceshyn (2013.04.09 ) Business
RBC and any other company should be free to outsource as much as they want—because it is moral.
Corporate Welfare is Immoral
Jaana Woiceshyn (2013.04.01 ) Business
In its recently released budget the Canadian (Conservative!) government announced $6.4 billion of new corporate welfare spending. The aerospace sector will receive $1.2 billion of it over the next five years, Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario $920 million, forestry companies $92 million, Venture Capital Action Plan $60 million, and $325 million will go [...]
Is Egoism Obvious?
Jaana Woiceshyn (2013.03.29 ) Philosophy
My book, How to Be Profitable and Moral: A Rational Egoist Approach to Business, has been translated into Finnish and was recently published in Finland. At the book launch in Helsinki, an appreciative reader (of the English-language original) and a business owner commented that what I write in my book is obviously the way a [...]
Selling Horse Meat as Beef: Buyer Beware, Too?
Jaana Woiceshyn (2013.03.28 ) Safety
In my last article I wrote about stores selling products past their best before date—such as the expired canned lobster pate, which raised demands for legislation against selling expired food products in Canada. I argued that such legislation would be a violation of the sellers’ and consumers’ right to liberty: if stores want to sell [...]
Review of Free Market Revolution: How Ayn Rand’s Ideas Can End Big Government by Yaron Brook and Don Watkins
Jaana Woiceshyn (2013.03.20 ) Politics
Why does the government keep growing, why should we be concerned about it, and what to do about it? “Free Market Revolution” by Yaron Brook, Executive Director, and Don Watkins, a fellow at the Ayn Rand Institute answers these questions in lucid, lively prose, peppered with several concrete examples from business and politics. If you [...]
Consumer Protection: Regulation vs. Reputation
Jaana Woiceshyn (2013.03.06 ) Safety
A Canadian woman recently bought a can of lobster pate at a Wal-Mart store. The pate was about a year and half past its best before date, and the woman claimed that she felt ill about four hours after consuming some of the pate. In this era of the nanny state, the story did not [...]