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Their subsidization of solar panel production is, believe it or not, has little or no impact on the pace of solar energy research and development. If they subsidized the production of cell phones, new faster, smaller, more reliable cell phones would still be coming out every year. The only difference...
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Inquiry & Analysis. I am interested in a discussion of the foundations of the Austrian view- as the participants of this forum understand them. I have been reading in this area and I have a lot of material at my disposal; so I am not seeking links or suggested reading; I have fundamental questions...
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I think I will be hard pressed to find anyone on these forums supporting government-run health care. But, if you have to do it, this is how I think it should be done: Pass a law requiring everyone have some form of health coverage that meets some minimal standard - I would favor a formula that takes...
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Hello, I am in the middle of a rather verbose 'conversation' with an aquaintance, and his most recent response to me contained the following paragraph: Evidently you have fallen victim to recent propaganda about the Community Reinvestment Act. The CRA actually restrained subprime lending. I urge...
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I have a question concerning the gold standard that a friend of mine brought to my attention. First a comment. I feel returning to the gold standard is the only true way to restore a sound economy. Having said that, is it realistic to think it could be done with the growing population? Is it feasible...
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In the midst of our economic slowdown, the U.S. Treasury Dept has issued what they are calling the "Blueprint for Financial Regulatory Reform". The highlights, as given by an article on Yahoo!'s website , are as follows: --designate the Fed as the primary regulator for market stability...