Tag Archives: regulation

Why is our Economy Grinding Instead of Racing?

Posted on December 6, 2010 by john

Dear Friends, It seems to me, from the totalitarian communist to the anarchist, everyone agrees that the US economy is broken. All disagree on the reason or cause, but agreement is uniform, that there is a problem. If we use … Continue reading →

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Societal Ethos

Posted on November 25, 2010 by john

Dear Friends, It seems to me that one of the biggest problems with the modern ethos is embodied in a advertisement that I heard the other day. It was making the valid point that people shouldn’t park in handicapped parking … Continue reading →

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Net Neutrality

Posted on November 21, 2010 by john

Dear Friends, It seems to me that the political Elite are always searching for ways to control the flow of information, especially political information. Free flowing political information represents a threat to the power of the political Elite. They, being … Continue reading →

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Property Rights

Posted on November 18, 2010 by john

Dear Friends, It seems to me that there are three general practices that government can follow, in the area of property rights, of it’s citizens and non citizens; They are, government protects the property and free use of it‘s citizens … Continue reading →

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Three Paths to Virtue in Society

Posted on November 7, 2010 by john

Dear Friends, It seems to me that for a market system to function properly the people must be honest. As the people that make up a society become less honest, for whatever reason, the market becomes less and less efficient … Continue reading →

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Legislation and Legislators

Posted on October 28, 2010 by john

Dear Friends, It seems to me that writing legislation is like building a house. Most legislation is never pointed at any particular thing. Take the drug policies of most nations. They are targeted at some nebulous idea of eradicating drug … Continue reading →

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The Quality of Debate Effects the Quality of Policy

Posted on October 14, 2010 by john

Dear Friends, It seems to me that when a person’s argument is weak they tend to change the subject a lot. Doing so keeps their opponent off balance. More importantly, the weak points in their arguments are never examined. A … Continue reading →

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Economic Equalibrium

Posted on September 26, 2010 by john

Dear Friends, It seems to me that as soon as the real economy kicks in the US will have several problems crop up that will imperil the economic reawakening. One is the very low interest the government is paying on … 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 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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