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"The sick joke of stakeholder capitalism is that it “reforms” capitalism by transforming it into a form of socialism."
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“The affordability requirement was a good-intended measure,” said Councilmember Ross Appel, referring to Charleston’s price cap on accessory dwelling units. “But actually, that’s been currently in effect for the past year and a half, and we _...Read More_
“The affordability requirement was a good-intended measure,” said Councilmember Ross Appel, referring to Charleston’s price cap on accessory dwelling units. “But actually, that’s been currently in effect for the past year and a half, and we _...Read More_
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>"Bloomberg Economics forecasts that only 26 percent of GDP will come from free market economies by 2050. Milton Friedman once commented, “I think that the Internet is going to be one of the major forces for reducing the role of _...Read More_
>"Bloomberg Economics forecasts that only 26 percent of GDP will come from free market economies by 2050. Milton Friedman once commented, “I think that the Internet is going to be one of the major forces for reducing the role of _...Read More_
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"Income share agreements suffer from a problem called adverse selection
"Income share agreements suffer from a problem called adverse selection
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"Hong Kongers must use their consumption vouchers or lose them."
"Hong Kongers must use their consumption vouchers or lose them."
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The idea that America experienced an erosion of political liberty amid the destruction of Jim Crow is simply impossible to take seriously. Between 1929 and 1976, in addition to the advances in civil rights
The idea that America experienced an erosion of political liberty amid the destruction of Jim Crow is simply impossible to take seriously. Between 1929 and 1976, in addition to the advances in civil rights
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"Joan Robinson upended the misogynistic good-old-boys’ network of economists and devised theories around competition and labor vital to the antitrust debates of today."
"Joan Robinson upended the misogynistic good-old-boys’ network of economists and devised theories around competition and labor vital to the antitrust debates of today."
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>"A Fortune/SurveyMonkey poll shows younger people view socialism positively. But which socialism?"
>"A Fortune/SurveyMonkey poll shows younger people view socialism positively. But which socialism?"
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>"The Great Depression thoroughly discredited laissez-faire economics. But over the postwar decades, with the help of generous business funding and political connections, figures like Milton Friedman led a remarkable revival of _...Read More_
>"The Great Depression thoroughly discredited laissez-faire economics. But over the postwar decades, with the help of generous business funding and political connections, figures like Milton Friedman led a remarkable revival of _...Read More_
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>"By Thomas McLamb   From 1932-1945, FDR responded to the Great Depression by way of the New Deal to temporarily put a bandage on the crises of capital. This creation of _...Read More_
>"By Thomas McLamb   From 1932-1945, FDR responded to the Great Depression by way of the New Deal to temporarily put a bandage on the crises of capital. This creation of _...Read More_
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Economic developments since the 2008 financial crisis have shown that some policies are well past their sell-by dates. "The tectonic plates of the global economic order of the past 50 years have been shifting."
Economic developments since the 2008 financial crisis have shown that some policies are well past their sell-by dates. "The tectonic plates of the global economic order of the past 50 years have been shifting."
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I remember an article I read about him a few weeks ago. This was par with that piece. Going by what Friedman said, Joe Biden's recent statement about increase of tax, makes more sense.
I remember an article I read about him a few weeks ago. This was par with that piece. Going by what Friedman said, Joe Biden's recent statement about increase of tax, makes more sense.
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If the interest rate is zero, bonds and money become in effect equivalent assets. Conventional monetary policy, in which money is swapped for bonds via an open-market operation, changes nothing.
If the interest rate is zero, bonds and money become in effect equivalent assets. Conventional monetary policy, in which money is swapped for bonds via an open-market operation, changes nothing.