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Regulation and the Principle Agent Dilemma

Posted on August 25, 2011 by john

Dear Friends, It seems to me that Chief Executive Officers, COEs, of large corporations have many of the privileges as owners of large companies, but have none of the responsibilities. As we see empirically with teenagers, people who are given … Continue reading →

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On Class Mobility

Posted on August 18, 2011 by john

Dear Friends, It seems to me that the real measure of the justice in a society, both hypothetical and existing, is to measure the level of class mobility in that society. Other devices and accepted wisdom, used now, like the … Continue reading →

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Jobs and Demand

Posted on July 24, 2011 by john

Dear Friends, It seems to me that the one thing that would improve the lives of every human would be to drive up demand for labor. This would have several positive effects, wages would increase reflecting the sliding demand/supply curve, … Continue reading →

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On Somalian Famine

Posted on July 21, 2011 by john

Dear Friends, It seems to me, if the Romans had fed, clothed and housed the civilian population of Carthage, history would not have been written in Latin and we might be worshipping Baal. Had the Allies fed, clothed and provided … Continue reading →

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Politics and the US Debt Debate

Posted on July 18, 2011 by john

Dear Friends, It seems to me extremely disingenuous for the politicians to have created this budget problem and are now using it to attack each other. The ramifications, for not only the US economy, but for the World economy as … Continue reading →

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Graphing Government Economic Friction

Posted on May 29, 2011 by john

Dear Friends, It seems to me it is a self evident fact that government could regulate poverty. In other words, government could enact regulations that are so absurd, all economic activity would come to a halt. In fact we see … Continue reading →

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Oligarchial Capitalism

Posted on April 28, 2011 by john

Dear Friends, It seems to me that when government seeks to protect domestic industries with regulation, what government actually achieves, is oligarchal capitalism. Oligarchal capitalism is an example of what I call stupid capitalism, like all stupid capitalism, seeks to … Continue reading →

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From the Sustainability Desk…

Posted on April 18, 2011 by john

Dear Friends, It seems to me that the tern sustainability is bandied about without a care as to whether or not it has any real applicability to the example represented. This is unsustainable and that is unsustainable, no mention why … Continue reading →

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Capitalist Prayer

Posted on April 3, 2011 by john

Dear Friends, It seems to me that the Capitalists Prayer sums up my thoughts about the role of the Market System in society. The Capitalist prayer is: “Lord God… I pray that somehow and in some way, I improve the … Continue reading →

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US Budget Woes

Posted on March 7, 2011 by john

Dear Friends, It seems to me that the US government must get it’s spending under control or else the spending will get the government under control. US government debt is projected to grow so fast it will outstrip the ability … Continue reading →

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