<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[RSS Feed]]></title><description><![CDATA[RSS Feed]]></description><link>https://ecency.com</link><image><url>https://ecency.com/logo512.png</url><title>RSS Feed</title><link>https://ecency.com</link></image><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Tue, 25 Aug 2026 17:27:37 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://ecency.com/@gracehilliard/rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[The Foundational Underpinnings of Capitalism ]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Foundational Underpinnings of Capitalism Image Source Reciprocity The real difference between the differing opinions on giving and capitalism lies in the motivation behind it. Gilder hints at the]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@gracehilliard/the-foundational-underpinnings-of-capitalism-rtqmjs</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@gracehilliard/the-foundational-underpinnings-of-capitalism-rtqmjs</guid><category><![CDATA[capitalism]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[gracehilliard]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 26 Apr 2023 19:38:27 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/2YRZBi4FZVHePGjR7eed9Yst15FhPjAFX1rAYporcg921oiH28ki8CnhAW9nhkW1xxb1XGn3WQrkH525n8c2p9HZxkocANUyWJi?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Foundational Underpinnings of Capitalism ]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Foundational Underpinnings of Capitalism Image Source Giving Many view capitalism as the opposite of socialism or communism which are known to be giving in the sense of equality and charitable compassion.]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@gracehilliard/the-foundational-underpinnings-of-capitalism</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@gracehilliard/the-foundational-underpinnings-of-capitalism</guid><category><![CDATA[capitalism]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[gracehilliard]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 18 Apr 2023 19:29:30 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/21PRtjKRXPQynNmjKQ4nnLVysqTERtaqT13ubF1DFQCJZNudFgmq1tD4kC8Rguu6Q5pZv8DL4P63Qwo4MvSsNGg6ADnwLxK4eMto1apSvKtrWWdkUgLhcgdxWQtgjt7Ecwhb2F1Ziqvk7oPtGA9JV7L?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Myth of the Robber Barons ]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Myth of the Robber Barons Image Source Steamships Dr. Burt Folsom begins his lecture by talking about the growth trends of the industry in England vs. the United States in the 1800s. England was ahead]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@gracehilliard/the-myth-of-the-robber-barons</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@gracehilliard/the-myth-of-the-robber-barons</guid><category><![CDATA[robberbarons]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[gracehilliard]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 11 Apr 2023 19:43:12 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/3RTd4iuWD6NUeJEn5AVrJUoyatFqBqfcCJi1N7UixR4g2KPKN7w8NpZJrK6QMKJv4VKK3prjEc3X9trdVDHDhjCzhVU91iZAQv9s7GMoanoBSp4mTE51HYjnNmzj8tifmC2oUBcP9m5v6VHryVfXab7X3udpUBPZLXnxR7nQCzFmQa?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Help and Hurt of Charity ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Image Source Poverty Inc. The documentary “Poverty, Inc.” begins with this quote from Machiavelli, “The reason there will be no change is that the people who can stand to lose from change have all the]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@gracehilliard/the-help-and-hurt-of-charity</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@gracehilliard/the-help-and-hurt-of-charity</guid><category><![CDATA[poverty]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[gracehilliard]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 22 Mar 2023 02:59:36 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/mXkfdToSwHyB6JhoXkugJDqDvyhpDNmz3NUihYy8qXstTpHhEgEZQjM2eY78vXNpQyUBwjLP1DiYzYoNhE9tvwnA8ewdZGF8n6DcYruYS?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[How to Have the World's Best Healthcare]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Cure That Works--How to Have the World’s Best Healthcare--at a Quarter of the Price Image Source Background of Healthcare Systems Dr. Sean Flynn talks about how we have created a system in healthcare]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@gracehilliard/how-to-have-the-worlds-best-healthcare</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@gracehilliard/how-to-have-the-worlds-best-healthcare</guid><category><![CDATA[healthcare]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[gracehilliard]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 08 Mar 2023 22:32:27 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/bqA9tjZHuvznqvMz8cF8W7MTwYfr6ko7bArk3VHXBF85vfLu9b7N64JgpGoZMNBCvTSYeFg1eLPxjWNDD3ix1VYpoD8ox4Q7ov3qcffv4vWnKBRvT6qExhbaG1dE4M6ohTYPGMHxPvvxgKCfSziWmVYLLAfQWSNB1FkrmQ9sSaKXL2cEujW2fDuXetv?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[NFTs: More Than Digital Art ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Image Source NFTs: More Than Digital Art Life Out of the Box Dr. Quinn Button and Dr. Jonathon Button moved to Nicaragua in 2012 to start a company called “Life out of the Box” selling jewelry to help]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@gracehilliard/nfts-more-than-digital-art</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@gracehilliard/nfts-more-than-digital-art</guid><category><![CDATA[nft]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[gracehilliard]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 28 Feb 2023 20:48:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/USgKoryE83ixEBeTBhkzZ6d1raaKAL19GwR9XWNfnBn4AWNHtYNhuex2RJcALKQ9J5WmGMzW6h5cGjWy7f7fGS?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Road to Serfdom ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Image Source Road to Serfdom Planning and Power Friedrich A. Hayek spent a lot of his life around German influence and believed that the same aspects that destroyed freedom in Germany were making their]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@gracehilliard/road-to-serfdom</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@gracehilliard/road-to-serfdom</guid><category><![CDATA[serfdom]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[gracehilliard]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 21 Feb 2023 22:56:33 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/3RTd4iuWD6NUeJEn5AVrJUoyatFqBqfcCJi1N7UixR4g2KPKN7w8NpZJrK6QMKJv4VKK3prjEc3XAWaQvDis8fHDYRUrJZmTVgTqgThyqtRMDj3uKP6hBJYk63jKCsJFp6PjWEEy9vD5TGUToawhAmY8sqMoqAmUQuz1fjXpEBUbDp?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Government-Derived Corporate Power ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Image Source Government-Derived Corporate Power Monopoly Power Dr. Per Bylund claims that monopolies are not a bad thing. I would have to agree with this claim. He claims that market power is inevitable]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@gracehilliard/government-derived-corporate-power</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@gracehilliard/government-derived-corporate-power</guid><category><![CDATA[monopoly]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[gracehilliard]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 15 Feb 2023 18:30:03 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/S5Eokt4BcQdk2bRb9gatmwEsdvNEZvoQbZShr91T9eub8Xvy5RLwXe6r3SPUs3ygqHLbpkE?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Universal Basic Dividend]]></title><description><![CDATA[“A Guaranteed Basic Income for All”. WNYC, 2016 Universal Basic Dividend Dr. Trost prefers to refer to universal basic income as a universal basic dividend. This universal basic dividend by definition]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@gracehilliard/universal-basic-dividend</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@gracehilliard/universal-basic-dividend</guid><category><![CDATA[universal]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[gracehilliard]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 07 Feb 2023 18:18:03 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/PB8ro82ZpZP35bVGjGoE93K3E4U5KX8KtMBJ2ri7aYikjLoi9msmkyf57JG2rFspMKbRjASAj2zzcx8prQSXBwEBg7HCvcn1BXCWXwCqvsUbg1Fc?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Law]]></title><description><![CDATA[Friedlander, Pete. “Cartoon of the Day: People vs. Government”. AEI Ideas, 2013. The Law Claude Frederic Bastiat holds the belief that the law is perverted, and its mission is to punish. He goes on to]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@gracehilliard/the-law</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@gracehilliard/the-law</guid><category><![CDATA[law]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[gracehilliard]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 31 Jan 2023 22:17:27 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/2gsjgna1uruvGBHDnRaj2zVCcpeJW4jyLMe4SBCHG9HWrv8LxHMLiFDLuKzfjDmdqooToHr3N8aMXFUcvaf1Xbhs3GxukGimx2YuGJgrwEvnFdx1YA?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Socialism Sucks]]></title><description><![CDATA[Brokered, Daniel. “Socialism: Why it’s back and what it means”. Foreign Policy, 2020. The basics of socialism A growing number of current adults, specifically college-aged students are showing support]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@gracehilliard/socialism-sucks</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@gracehilliard/socialism-sucks</guid><category><![CDATA[socialism]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[gracehilliard]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 25 Jan 2023 20:31:57 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/NTy4GV6ooFRmaaZQ1fe3v36NoBrESqwiAMcWoBsnGVN6HJvEoLYXb5JReNoEtdm9Bo9YnZrHDKsMbMLFEZgP7bMMqocvkxHVA1vDPkK88A7R6CSsTDoTSK3YKe6x9d6XX4jBTMYSAiddZ1akWS2hN2rpcbLNxCP8yX7EwP4a?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item></channel></rss>