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My wife and I save on a regular basis. I personally love the idea of owning precious metals, and do purchase them often. We're throwing around the idea of keeping all or at least most of our cash above our emergency savings in precious metals. On one hand, I can see a huge safety net in converting...
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I am a young professional working in the electric power industry. As with many industries there is extensive involvement of public governance for the generation, transmission, and distribution of electric power. I plan to spend my career in this industry and would love to understand the Mises Institute...
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The Question is pretty simply what would have happened to social Security in the fall of 2008. When the economy went sour had it been in wall streets hands? 1. Would that type of shock been enough to end social security? 2. Would the government have added that to there bailouts? I think it would have...
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Would you consider that part of the problem could be due to unethical practices of businesses combined with the lack of government controls over unethical market-distorting practices. Example: Drug Companies Pay to other Drug Companies Keep Drug Prices High -- they pay them to delay the introduction...
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As we all know Arizona just passed a new law I think it legalizes profiling and could spread to other states in the country. If I run a red light pull me over and give me a ticket don't ask me my nationality.
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Hi I'm looking for a Generalised FAQ from the Libertarian viewpoint. Where the commonly asked questions (eg; Doesn't Tax help the people? Don't we need Government, But I thought without Government there wouldn't be [law, education, hospitals, police, military etc.]? But Democracy works...
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Foreigners continue purchase these freshly printed paper US Bonds (at a discount from face value or CV) only because these US bonds can be redeemed by purchasing title to privately owned land, hotels, farms, businesses, casinos and other assets that were created by previous generations of US citizens...
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Hello Everyone, I'm new to the Mises online community. I am not however, new to the ideas of Austrian economics. I am currently reading End the Fed-by Ron Paul and then moving on to Road to Serfdom-by Friedrich A. Hayek. I would love to hear about your favorite books or suggestions. -Natalie
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I am relatively new to this libertarian way of thinking and I have to say on the surface it is very appealing to me. One major question I have though which I haven't gotten a clear answer on is, "What place, if any, is there for the severely disabled in a libertarian nation"? I mean, I...
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How do government subsidies make college more expensive?