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Tag Archives: Growth
A Culture of Fear
Does easy money play a part in justifying growth of government? Probably not. Continue reading
Economic Growth and the State
While government growth correlates with economic growth, the fact is that economic growth may make the government less and less relevant. Continue reading
Greenspan’s Tenure as the Period of Fastest Growth
When has the United States seen the fastest rate of economic growth? Continue reading
Posted in History
Tagged banking, business, central, cycle, Government, Growth, prosperity, Theory
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The Green Economics of the Carbon Tax
World governments mean to impose on local and foreign goods taxes in order to punish them for high emission of so-called greenhouse gasses. These taxes fail to take into consideration the possibility that their ecological theories are wrong, but more importantly they do not guarantee a decrease in the production of these greenhouse gasses. They only guarantee more widespread poverty. Continue reading
Interesting Graphs on Fiscal Spending and Economic Growth
Here are a collection of graphs showing the relationship between fiscal spending and economic growth. They are from different articles I have read on the internet and from a presentation given by Dan Mitchell, given during Cato University 2009. Although I won’t give a more specific argument against fiscal spending in this post, I am open to comments about it and am willing to reply. Continue reading
Assessing Alan Greenspan’s Role in the Current Economic Crisis
Economists David Henderson and Jeffrey Hummel suggest that then-Chairman of the Federal Reserve Alan Greenspan’s monetary policy did not have a large impact on the interest rates. Their analysis couldn’t be further from the truth. Continue reading
Inevitability of Government
A world without government is a dream of all anarcho-capitalists. It is a pretty picture, and in theory in might even be the best “political system” for society. However, there are many arguments which could be made against anarcho-capitalism, and without a doubt the topic is one of heated debate. Continue reading
Posted in Theory
Tagged Anarchism, Anarchy, Capitalism, Crisis, Government, Growth, Private, Property, Respect, Violence
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China, Prosperity & Peace
China’s economic growth should not be taken as a threat. Instead, it should be welcomed and seen as a further step towards peace. Continue reading →