Category Archives: Economics

overpopulation is a myth

Posted on October 19, 2010 by christopher fisher

I stumbled across the following brilliant video on YouTube. There are several more just like it and all just as powerful, but that will not matter to those who see significant profit/power in keeping the myth of overpopulation alive Continue reading →

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the gold standard fallacy

Posted on October 11, 2010 by christopher fisher

The Gold Standard is counter-intuitive because is goes against the basic premise that markets are a good thing. If a free market is good in the case of health care, schools, and any other good, why not money as well? Continue reading →

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the myth of predatory pricing

Posted on October 8, 2010 by christopher fisher

Predatory pricing does not work. For every cartel, there is 100 speculators. Firms have no choice but to price at a nature market equilibrium price. Continue reading →

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the Chinese do not care about copyright

Posted on October 8, 2010 by christopher fisher

I was once told that the Chinese car industry buys foreign cars, ships them to China, strips them down, copies all the parts, and then builds their own. Apparently this even extends to the company logos. Continue reading →

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the United Way scam

Posted on October 7, 2010 by christopher fisher

The strong-arming is one thing, but the end projects for these donations range from worthless to absurd. No one in their right mind would claim that $100 donation to the United Way is the most efficient and sociality beneficial use of that $100. Continue reading →

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Battlestar Galactica – new episode found

Posted on October 7, 2010 by christopher fisher

The finale of Battlestar Galactica left something to be desired. It is a good thing this lost episode was finally released. Continue reading →

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when experts go bad

Posted on October 5, 2010 by christopher fisher

When advocates of certain ideas call for censorship, for violence, when they do not release data, marginalized their opponents, engage in red herrings, or subject their opponents to ad hominem attacks, refuse to engage in debates or bets, these are tell take signs that they are intellectual fascists. Their work should be instantly suspect, and the burden of proof should be theirs. Continue reading →

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channel your inner Szasz

Posted on October 3, 2010 by christopher fisher

The basic premise is that there are large incentives for doctors and psychologists to label things as diseases, although there is a surprising lack of clinical evidence that can test for these diseases. Continue reading →

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within the last ten years

Posted on October 1, 2010 by christopher fisher

Do I wish I was born 10 years sooner such as to live longer in the “good old days”? I think not. I wish I was born 10+ years later. Continue reading →

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why Socialism is evil

Posted on October 1, 2010 by christopher fisher

Socialism is not evil because it “doesn’t work”. It is evil because it is evil. Continue reading →

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