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Any society that would give up a little liberty to gain a little security will deserve neither and lose both. Benjamin Franklin A controversial, unpopular, complicated, and still suspicious even to this day as he had recently left Office for the new President elect Barrack Obama to take over. George...
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Some one asked me in an agrument what for some examples of lack of government intervention (regulation) eliminating corruption. Right away I think of the tech industries. Do you have any other examples?
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Obviously, I am new to economic theory, and some questions have been dogging me for quite some time. Before I begin, I have studied North Korea and other socialist/communist ideologies for a few years. Granted, these studies are based on speculative subjects and humanitarian issues and a smattering of...
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http://www.nytimes.com/2008/12/21/weekinreview/21uchitelle.html Read the article, and let me know what you think.
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I'm naturally frugal, and am always looking for opportunities to produce free money without risk - arbitrage, if you will. I'm guessing that its a trait I share with most folks..... Such an opportunity exists in the form of E-Bay's new rebate program with Live.com. I've been using it...
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I have this professor, he is a nice guy and all but he is more or less a fascist (militaristic Republican who is openly very pro-government + devoted vegetarian just to make things that much creepier). In class he was talking about how the government was nessasary to prevent the abuse of employees by...
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I work for a 20 person company. I make around $50k/yearas do most of my coworkers. I asked my boss if he ever had to take a loan to make payroll. He told me that he has enough money in a account to cover pay for six months. So we started talking economics a somemore. I am very comfortable with my job...
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First of all, I would like to introduce myself. I am a computer programmer from the Netherlands. I am working on a theory of money and banking derived from the "Natural Economic Order" of Silvio Gesell. "Natural Economic Order" clearly states that the root the economic and monetary...
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Monetary Evolution: Where are we today? Commerce today is dominated by “electronic” transactions. A business that does not support the use of debit/credit cards will be extremely limiting its customer base and will likely not survive. The emergence of this form of money was the credit card...
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I think Kevin Carson's "Austrian and Marxist Theories of Monopoly Capital: A Mutualist Synthesis" would be great suggested reading for a Socialist (I'm currently reading it myself; I also think Carson would be an interesting start for a Socialist to look into viewpoints beyond their...