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Archive for January 4, 2008
What’s wrong with Austrian business cycle theory
January 4, 2008 by Tom Armstrong.
Bryan Caplan explains why he doubts the business cycle theories of Hayek and Mises.
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What type of person makes a good politician?
January 4, 2008 by Tom Armstrong.
My fellow ultra-libertarian explains with this letter.
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Inflation and mandatory health insurance
January 4, 2008 by Tom Armstrong.
This WSJ opinion tackles the declining value of the dollar and its impact on consumers’ real incomes. This opinion on mandatory health insurance is also good. Also notable is 45% of uninsured people are short-term uninsured; that is, they have likely lost their insurance due to frictional unemployment. This recent post explains more on the uninsured.
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