Archive for the ‘economics’ Category
Sunday, May 25th, 2008
U.S. House Democrat Maxine Waters during a hearing concerning gas prices.
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I suggest she read the Constitution she swore to uphold, think a bit about property rights, and watch this video by John Stossel. My favorite part is the graph showing that tax revenue from the tax on gasoline ...
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Wednesday, May 21st, 2008
Daily Herald, Chicago, April 28, 2008
"Suburban teenagers might have trouble finding summer employment, but some businesses say they fear they'll have even fewer work opportunities next year.
If an Illinois proposal to make the teenage minimum wage equal to adults' pay becomes law, teen-friendly businesses may slice hours or give their ...
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Wednesday, May 14th, 2008
Thomas Sowell on the subject:
Why does college cost so much?
There are two basic reasons. The first is that people will pay what the colleges charge. The second is that there is little incentive for colleges to reduce the tuition they charge. ...
[An alternative to funding college education for the ...
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Wednesday, May 7th, 2008
Follow up to: Thomas Sowell on income inequality
Today Yahoo News reported the this Live Science article:
Conservatives Happier Than Liberals
Individuals with conservative ideologies are happier than liberal-leaners, and new research pinpoints the reason: Conservatives rationalize social and economic inequalities.
Regardless of marital status, income or church attendance, right-wing individuals reported greater life ...
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Wednesday, April 23rd, 2008
Arnold Kling (Swarthmore '75) has recommended a podcast by George Mason University Economics Professor Russ Roberts about basic economics. Kling writes that
If you had just one hour to learn essential, basic economics, listening to this talk would be the way to do it. The core topic is the reasons ...
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Thursday, April 17th, 2008
I originally had this at the end of my previous post, but it's worth its own post.
On a related issue, I continue to be amazed at how seldom, if at all, I hear people write or talk about taxes in terms of "what am I getting for this"? I start ...
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Monday, March 31st, 2008
The Rocky Mountain News posted my letter in response to this news article about how or if government should force one group of people to buy broadband internet access for another group of people.
Jeff Smith writes that CU law professor Phil Weiser "would like to see public rather than industry ...
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Friday, February 8th, 2008
Writing in the Wall Street Journal, economist Arthur Laffer makes an important point:
A cut in the highest tax rates will increase lots of other tax receipts. It will lower government spending as a consequence of a stronger economy with less unemployment and less welfare. It will have a material, positive ...
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Saturday, January 5th, 2008
Yesterday the Daily Camera printed a letter to the editor of mine in response their Editorial Page Editor's attacking individual freedom:
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Thursday, December 27th, 2007
I recently finished reading a book about this called Investment Madness, by John R. Nofsinger, an Associate Professor of Finance at Washington State University. It's very clear, well-organized, well-referenced, and a quick read. The publisher has put the first chapter on-line here. From the ...
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