These, if anything, are proposed policies, nothing that's been anything close to being actually implemented. Balbus said: So if "what's...
"Why" it was created is irrelevant, the results are what matters... the road to hell is paved by good intentions. No policy is going to effect...
http://mises.org/quiz.aspx Take this quiz and see how much of a Libertarian / Austrian Economist you are! (It's long and fairly involved)
Those horrid low quality goods are obviously better than the alternatives or else consumers wouldn't buy them... Maybe the strikers will be so...
Well! I stand corrected... Switzerland was apparently a very bad example. I just threw out two countries who I figured to have small militaries....
If the justice system is so awful now, why are people and industries there in the first place? Why don't they leave now? The federal government...
Me? I was responding to post #151 by "Grim" I realize it's off topic, and for that I apologize
Grim, in what way is the idea of secession "nonsense"? Our country was founded on it. Were our founders full of nonsense when they suggested...
Balbus, what right wing policies in particular are you talking about? Welfare spending per capita is at an all time high... The amount, and...
If you really want to learn the cause and cure of business cycles, you should watch: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zhoFOyy7rbo"]Austrian Theory...
There is no contradiction… “several depressions” does not mean “every depression in the 19th century”… I said I pointed you to SEVERAL DEPRESSIONS...
Another definition for you, Staw man: A argument based on misrepresentation of an opponent's position. So when you say things like, “But you have...
A bailout can come in the form of a grant or a loan. Most bailouts are loans. As you can see... Like I said, it’s been clear to me that you...
[IMG] Here's another good graphic by Friedman and Schwartz (monetary Keynesians) of the economic data from 1873-1879. it shows 2 important...
So you're now saying it'd be better if economic situations didn't become so bad that businesses and people needed assistance. But you're entire...
More straw-men, I didn’t claim that the Austrian school was in the mainstream, just that economists in the mainstream have agreed that the long...
Given the definition of Coproate Welfare, "Government support or subsidy of private business"… You have said that it would be a “good idea to...
Except in that quote I wasn’t referring to every depression of the 1800s, just many throughout history where there were no bailouts, no...
I explained it here, which you seem to have missed, “In this situation, I'd say value relative to the resources (land, labor, and capital) used to...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uPuZjzf4ILU"]What if charities fail to provide for the poor? - YouTube I liked this
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