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Historically, it has been very poor manners in Washington to admit that keeping home prices high is a deliberate policy. High prices are not the "unintended consequence" of good intentions. Original article: https://mises.org/mises-wire/why-are-houses-so-expensive-its-deliberate-government-policy

Shortly after hearing about the birth of Jesus, Herod the king tried to have the child murdered. Indeed, Herod's oppressive rule and the predations of the Roman state play a huge role in the Christmas story.Original article: https://mises.org/mises-wire/reclaiming-antistate-roots-christmas

All children eventually learn that the presents under the Christmas tree come from family and friends, who must pay for them with their own money, and not from Santa Claus.Original article: https://mises.org/power-market/more-largesse-santa-claus-trump

Scrooge was never mistreated by his nephew, by Cratchit, or by those seeking charitable donations. Scrooge was always free to refuse them all.Original article: https://mises.org/mises-wire/was-scrooge-victim-christmas-carol

Father Frost (the Soviet Santa Claus) asks: "To whom do we owe all the good things in our socialist society?,” to which, it is said, the children chorus the reply, "Stalin."Original article: https://mises.org/power-market/how-soviets-replaced-christmas-socialist-winter-holiday

With employment fundamentals so weak, the real way to increase home sales is to cut prices further. That, of course, is not what sellers want to hear. Original article: https://mises.org/power-market/home-prices-and-sales-fall-can-sellers-count-lower-interest-rates

Instead of market competition, inflation forces young and old into rivalrous competition for housing.Original article: https://mises.org/mises-wire/inflation-and-intergenerational-housing-rivalry

If employment reports continue to show growing economic stagnation, calls for more monetary inflation and government spending will only grow.Original article: https://mises.org/mises-wire/novembers-weak-jobs-report-pushes-fed-toward-more-monetary-stimulus

The US economy is hooked on easy money and artificially low interest rates. Huge credit expansions are not “stimulating” the economy; they are destroying it.Original article: https://mises.org/mises-wire/next-economic-downturn-will-be-here-soon-enough

In criticizing the progressive notion of equity, or equality of results, critics of such views embrace an order of “meritocracy.” F.A. Hayek, however, understood that in a free society, inequality is inevitable, and it is something we must accept.Original article: https://mises.org/mises-wire/why-hayek-rejected-merit-based-equality