Tag Archives: incentive

Property Rights Come in Many Flavors

Posted on October 3, 2010 by john

Dear Friends, It seems to me that there is both public and private speech. But speech can be broken down further. There is private speech about public things and private speech about private things. There can also be public speech … Continue reading →

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Should There Be Negative Consequences For Negative Behavior?

Posted on September 23, 2010 by john

Dear Friends, It seems to me all parents know that you punish that which you don’t want and you reward that which you want. Any parent that did otherwise would quickly find their child unmanageable. But government sees it exactly … Continue reading →

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The Romantic Anti Capitalist

Posted on September 16, 2010 by john

Dear Friends, It seems to me that The ideas demanding communal aims are sophistry at it’s most dangerous. The call for communal goals is the swan song of the romantic anti capitalist. From the folk ethos to the green movement … Continue reading →

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Chimerica and the Global Economy

Posted on September 9, 2010 by john

Dear Friends, It seems to me that the Chimerica analogy is apt but misses a critical point. The Chimerica analogy is… That the growth we saw during the first decade of the 2000‘s was a result of China producing products, … Continue reading →

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Confucius On Government Corruption

Posted on September 6, 2010 by john

Dear Friends, It seems to me, how can the government hold me to my word when they publicly don’t hold our highest office holders to theirs? Everyone knows the example of Clinton and Lewinski. Regardless of what was lied about … Continue reading →

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The More Regulation… The Less Integrity

Posted on September 2, 2010 by john

Dear Friends, It seems to me that the reason Americans don’t save money and the stock market is not a good investment is because the system is loaded. American’s are self-interested people rightly understood (rational maximizers). We will roll dice … Continue reading →

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Medeival Doctors and the Economy

Posted on August 29, 2010 by john

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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Nuance

Posted on August 15, 2010 by john

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…

Posted on August 12, 2010 by john

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

Posted on August 8, 2010 by john

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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