Category Archives: Economics

Non-Zero in 4 minutes

Posted on September 27, 2010 by christopher fisher

I stumbled across this brilliant video on a Mises blog post. If anyone wants to get the plot of Robert Wright’s Non-Zero in 4 minutes, this video is for you. The view should contemplate this in relation to Intellectual Property and copyright law. Continue reading →

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Bastiat applied to Copyright law

Posted on September 23, 2010 by christopher fisher

Subsidizes are bad, not only because they are immoral but also because it hurts the economy. Copyrights are a form of subsidy. Continue reading →

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Intellectual Property in ancient Greece

Posted on September 22, 2010 by christopher fisher

The government is always there to create special privileges out of thin air for those who do not want to compete in a free market. Continue reading →

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educating the masses

Posted on September 22, 2010 by christopher fisher

With only seeing 3 clips/previews, this looks to be very well done, especially the last quote about if crime/abortion links should sway opinions on if abortion should be illegal. The Christian answer to these statistics, of course, is that we … Continue reading →

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unemployment under Socialism

Posted on September 20, 2010 by christopher fisher

“To be sure of hitting the target, shoot first, and call whatever you hit the target” – Ashleigh Brilliant Continue reading →

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Obama has no leg to stand on

Posted on September 17, 2010 by christopher fisher

“Democrats controlled both houses of Congress before Barack Obama became president.” Continue reading →

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two related items

Posted on September 10, 2010 by christopher fisher

From Ashleigh Brilliant: “To be sure of hitting the target, shoot first, and call whatever you hit the target” From the White House: Our multifaceted analysis indicates that the Recovery Act has played an essential role in changing the trajectory … Continue reading →

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cargo cult of education

Posted on September 10, 2010 by christopher fisher

“you have created a supply of skills where there is no demand for skills. And so the skills go to waste – with, say, highly educated taxi drivers.” Continue reading →

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quotes vol 1

Posted on September 9, 2010 by christopher fisher

“mutual hostility of fascist and Marxism movements has always primarily been a case of the orthodox hating the heretic more than the infidel.”-Brian Caplan Continue reading →

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Why did Ford double wages?

Posted on August 30, 2010 by christopher fisher

When competition is allowed, labor flows to its most effective use at its natural market price. When competition is not allows, such as the government mandating minimum prices, the results are unemployment and under production. Continue reading →

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