Category Archives: Economics

the increasing costs of obamacare insurance

Posted on May 18, 2013 by christopher fisher

Reason.com posted an email by a small business who is dealing with Obamacare. The whole post is worth reading, it explains why we have a system in which health care is tied to our jobs. But showing the reality of … Continue reading →

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more price controls in action

Posted on May 17, 2013 by christopher fisher

In a hilarious article, it is being reported that Venezuela is going to import 50M rolls of toilet paper. When one sees headlines like this, the first thought that should run through their head is “price controls”. 10 out of … Continue reading →

Posted in Econ 101, Economics, Goverment | 1 Comment

wealth v money

Posted on May 13, 2013 by christopher fisher

Related to a previous post. From Deirdre McCloskey’s The Bourgeois Dignity (p 141): People seem to be mixing up financial wealth and real wealth. Financial wealth in a bank account is merely a paper claim to the society’s real wealth … Continue reading →

Posted in Economics, Standard of Living | 1 Comment

bullies and bullying – a government created problem

Posted on May 9, 2013 by christopher fisher

Schools are known for their bullies. Every movie with a child protagonist accurately features this fact of life. Some children who attend public school make it their mission in life to torment others. They might shove other children down on … Continue reading →

Posted in Economics, Education, Goverment | 3 Comments

hetty green – why money does not mean wealth

Posted on May 6, 2013 by christopher fisher

In modern politics those who have a lot of money are labeled as wealthy. Countries with a strong currency or a lot of gold are labeled as wealthy. But this gives people a false sense of reality. People need to … Continue reading →

Posted in Economics, History, Standard of Living, Trade | 2 Comments

sequester roundup

Posted on March 6, 2013 by christopher fisher

1. The sequester represents 2.3% of the entire budget. Reason Magazine mocks this by offering a sequestration sale, 34 cents off the price of a subscription. Putting this in perspective, this is $120 billion per year out of a budget … Continue reading →

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Disabling America: The Unintended Consequences of the Government’s Protection of the Handicapped

Posted on December 6, 2012 by christopher fisher

Handicapped author Greg Perry explains how ADA hurts the disabled. Continue reading →

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life expectancy higher in US

Posted on October 22, 2012 by christopher fisher

When people say Europeans have a better health care system and then point to overall life expectancy, it is worthwhile to put them on the defensive and tell them if you control for deaths that have little to do with Health Care, then the US comes out on top. Continue reading →

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Econ 101 incentives matter

Posted on September 18, 2012 by christopher fisher

What then will extremist Muslims see? They killed several Americans (maybe itself a plus from their view). In exchange, they’ve gotten America to submit to their will. And on top of that, they’ve gotten back at blasphemers, and deter future blasphemy. A triple victory. Continue reading →

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democratic science platform

Posted on September 16, 2012 by christopher fisher

Science ain’t an exact science with these clowns Continue reading →

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