Category Archives: Economics

communism in acts

Posted on September 29, 2013 by christopher fisher

Karl Marx summed up Communism with the phrase: From each according to his ability, to each according to his need. Communism is the principle that people pool resources and the resources are then distributed according to people’s needs. People have … Continue reading →

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miracle fatigue

Posted on September 28, 2013 by christopher fisher

The modern world really doesn’t understand our current wealth. A large section of society even believes they would be able to survive off the land if they were forced to do so. Nature wants to kill us, it is only … Continue reading →

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recession economics

Posted on September 23, 2013 by christopher fisher

EconLog posted one of their most informative posts today. Bryan Caplan writes on why wages do not decrease during a recession (i.e. why employers favor layoffs). Markets in everything. It appears that there is an internal business market for equity … Continue reading →

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advice from an experienced street preacher

Posted on September 20, 2013 by christopher fisher

In this video, street preacher Jesse Morrell shares some life lessons from his 10 years of street preaching. Jesse is an expert in dealing with human beings (especially belligerent ones). Although the video is geared towards relations with the police, … Continue reading →

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the simon- ehrlich bet

Posted on September 13, 2013 by christopher fisher

“If I were a gambler, I would take even money that England will not exist in the year 2000.” – Paul Ehrlich, 1971 In 1968, Paul Ehrlich published the book “The Population Bomb”. The first couple sentences of the book … Continue reading →

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men and women are different

Posted on August 27, 2013 by christopher fisher

An oft heard statistic is that for every dollar a man makes, a woman makes .77 cents. The factoid itself is a sharp lesson in bad statistics. It is calculated by taking the “median” female income (not even the average!) … Continue reading →

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reasontv on airbnb

Posted on August 26, 2013 by christopher fisher

An excellent profile of an amazing company by ReasonTV:

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the great medical cost decline

Posted on August 20, 2013 by christopher fisher

The best way to illustrate with real life examples how “insurance” increases the price of services, is to compare covered procedures with uncovered procedures: Cosmetic Surgery Prices. Cosmetic surgery is one of the few types of medical care for which … Continue reading →

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understanding insurance costs

Posted on August 20, 2013 by christopher fisher

Pretend you decide to spend a night out eating at Olive Garden. You arrive to find the restaurant filled with 49 other people, all who value and love Olive Garden’s food. But as soon as you sit down, the waiter … Continue reading →

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on tariffs and coersion

Posted on August 18, 2013 by christopher fisher

Don Boudreaux on import tariffs: If American shrimpers waved guns in consumers’ faces and threatened to shoot if these consumers insist on buying low-priced imported shrimp rather than buy higher-priced domestic shrimp, such thievery would be punished with jail time. … Continue reading →

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