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It turns out that Murphy's challenge to Krugman has finally overcome the $100,000 threshold! (Source: a sarcastic article . Let's see if it was premature.)
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Total Spending in an economy is equal to total income In an economy, based on simple arthimetic and common sense, one can see that all spending is equal to income, assuming that the money supply is not increasing. One man's consumption is another man's income. If I buy a fruit at the store, then...
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I am currently in an online debate on the topic, " Fiscal and Monetary Stimulus is a net positive during recessions." Can you help me devise some rebuttals against my opponent's arguments? This is his case: Since WallStreetAtheist posted some arguments in his acceptance post, I feel compelled...
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I figured it would be useful to put all the relevant links and such in one thread. First of all, here's the mother list...It includes every public forum in which two or more candidates have or will face off in this election...and a link to actual full video of most of the past ones. 2012 Primary...
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The Mises Institute has done some great work in providing the non-economist with materials to educate him/herself in the Austrian tradition, and their delivery methods (free literature in various formats, free podcasts, youtube videos of their conferences, etc.) have made their message readily available...
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So the past couple days I've been in a few debates online with some closet Socialists. The argument came when I defended Ron Pauls rejection of the 911 first responders health care bill. I did so on ground of freedom of association and private property. So the debate is between those who favor the...
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I was telling this kid how much oil is in the Rocky Mountains, and he just responded: "Problem is the damage it would do to the ecosystems and environment in order to procure the oil. What we need is a dependency apart from fossil fuels. Not more of it." What are some ways to respond to that...
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I believe a big factor in resistance to libertarian ideas is the belief that there should be some degree of equality in society. Even if one is successful in arguing that the market is economically superior to government, the person may remain a statist despite conceding the that point. The typical approach...
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Again I've been debating and I've come across the accretion argument. It goes as follows. Larger companies always have a competitive advantage over small companies due to economies of scale and a dominant market position. The inevitable result is that large companies become larger, and small...
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Let's force our pundits to come down from their ivory towers and stand up for themselves! Contact ABC and request this! Schiff will pay Greenspan's speaking fee of over $100,000... http://digg.com/politics/Peter_Schiff_will_pay_to_Alan_Greenspan_for_a_DEBATE