Monthly Archives: August 2010

Medeival Doctors and the Economy

Dear Friends, It seems to me that money flowing through an economy is like blood flowing in a human being. Ergo it can be compared with fluid dynamics or electricity. Instead of looking at volume or amperage, economists should keep … Continue reading

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Romantic Anti Capitalists

Dear Friends, It seems to me that the integration of African Americans into White society was as much a factor of capitalism as it was political. Take the example of Jacky Robinson into the major leagues. What today seems obvious … Continue reading

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Why Has the Stimulus Failed Us?

Dear Friends, It seems to me that anything that quenches the natural dynamism in the market system, results in lower economic growth, to the point of recession if the anti stimulus is sufficient. I contend that is exactly what is … Continue reading

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What Metric to measure the Moralality of an Economic System?

Dear Friends, It seems to me that the statement “I find it morally wrong that some people have so much while others have so little.” is comparative. It compares that which the speaker knows nothing to that which the speaker … Continue reading

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Nuance

Dear Friends, It seems to me that the term, “nuanced view” is most often synonymous with dialectic defeating logic. There once was an ancient Chinese sage, who made the argument that, a white horse is not a horse but a … Continue reading

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Good Intentions are the Road To…

Dear Friends, It seems to me that In all matters it is best if government use incentives instead of regulation. Incentives work universally. Regulation is bypassed universally. Take the new banking regulation. While I haven’t read the 2000+ page bill … Continue reading

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UN and Climate Taxation

Dear Friends, It seems to me that If the nations of the world are stupid enough to give taxation rights to the UN they do not deserve to exist as nations… and soon will not. Once the UN has the … Continue reading

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Human Heartedness and Government

Dear Friends, It seems to me that to hold another person to a higher standard of personal conduct than one holds himself is not human hearted. To be “not human hearted” in this way, historically, qualifies a person to hold … Continue reading

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Markets as Ecology

Dear Friends, It seems to me that the ultimate example of capitalism is nature. Does the flower address the bee’s charity? No… the flower addresses the bee’s self interest. In that way the bee gets a need met and the … Continue reading

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