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What do you know...the Emperor has no clothes! »
Posted by: populist 2 months ago in Business & Finance
You've been living in a fantasy world, then finally wake up one Monday morning and act surprised that such paradise was but a wet ...
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Blaming the Victim for the Crimes »
Posted by: populist 1 month, 3 weeks ago in Politics
The economy is in a recession. The bugaboo word, "depression," is at last being used by high-level officials, economists, and talking heads on TV. This ...
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Wall Street set to follow global sell-off »
Posted by: engineer 1 month, 1 week ago in Business & Finance
Global markets sold off. In Asia, the Nikkei 225 closed 4.25 percent lower. Europe's stock markets also declined, with the FTSE-100 down 3 ...
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Let the markets find their own recovery »
Posted by: populist 2 months ago in Politics
The public needs to remember that the government cannot create wealth, but only redistribute it. Ever larger government bailouts will only weaken investor discipline, and ...
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Hedge Fund Manager: Goodbye and F---- You »
Posted by: Green_Investor 1 month ago in Business & Finance
Andrew Lahde, manager of a small California hedge fund, Lahde Capital, burst into the spotlight last year after his one-year-old fund returned 866 percent betting ...
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Getting Closer to Debasing the Currency »
Posted by: populist 3 months, 1 week ago in Business & Finance
Economically speaking, the so-called credit market crisis is, first and foremost, a reallocation of property rights.
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A Move towards Market Socialism »
Posted by: populist 3 weeks, 6 days ago in Business & Finance
The recent financial crisis has renewed interest in old issues. The Bush administration has announced plans to buy $85 billion in preferred stock in what ...
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The Pretense of Regulatory Knowledge »
Posted by: populist 1 month, 2 weeks ago in Business & Finance
In opposing government regulation, no free-market advocate believes the public should be left to the mercy of reckless speculators, short-sellers, and the like, whose activities ...
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The Market Process in Action »
Posted by: populist 3 months, 2 weeks ago in Business & Finance
As gas gets more expensive, people want to purchase smaller, more fuel-efficient vehicles. Any company that wishes to remain profitable must listen and respond, and ...
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Rooting Out the Reason for the Bailout: It’s the government, stupid. »
Posted by: populist 1 month, 2 weeks ago in Politics
The government is the “root cause” of today’s housing crisis, and less government interference is the long-term answer.
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Wall Street Gets $700 Billion, Market DROPS 157 Pts »
Posted by: populist 1 month, 2 weeks ago in Business & Finance
Congressman Dennis Kucinich (D-OH) today expressed concern about the intent of the $700 billion bail out of Wall Street after the Dow Jones Industrial Average ...
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Joseph Stiglitz: The left can offer higher growth and social justice »
Posted by: berkeley 3 months, 1 week ago in Business & Finance
Both the left and the right say they stand for economic growth. So should voters trying to decide between the two simply look at it ...
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Incentives Matter: Blood Money »
Posted by: populist 3 months ago in Business & Finance
It would be great if everyone could have everything they want all the time, but in a world with scarce resources and limited information we ...
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Our Economic Past: Equality, Markets, and Morality »
Posted by: populist 1 month, 2 weeks ago in Business & Finance
The subject of “equality” is the source of much political debate. Ever since the founding era, free-market thinkers have argued for equality of opportunity in ...
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1929&2007 Bear Market Race... - Lundeen »
Posted by: engineer 3 weeks, 2 days ago in Business & Finance
Comparison between 1929 race to the bottom and today
