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My economics teacher is a whole sale idiot. We've gotten into several little scuffles over the course of class and I think it's fair to say that there is a mutual hatred between the two of us. I knew I was in for a doozy when on the first day he said that he'd earned his masters in economics...
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@Spideynw : You say “otherwise they know where everyone is coming from.”. But what’s the problem? Are you afraid of public debates? I think that if Drew Brando wants some arguments “against the people like me”, i think the best thing is a REAL PUBLIC debate, here and now...
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I'm much more familiar with Rothbard than Mises but I know that he was heavily influenced by him. Rothbard called to privatize everything including courts and the police. I know that Mises was against government intervention in the market but I'm curious as to how much government he would allow...
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"Mises insisted that the logical structure of human minds is the same for everybody." First off, one cannot simply jump to the conclusion that everybody has the same logical structure to their mind without proof of such... especially when one plans on basing their entire theory of economics...
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The battle for the natural right of self ownership is expanding. Republicans seem to be leaning towards more libertarian principles, and Democrats are, well, where the Republicans were in 2006 – stuck. This should seem to surprise many people, seeing how Republicans acted during the Bush administration...
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It doesn't promote anarchy per se; it's a bit more complex. In Liberalism, Mises himself wrote: We call the social apparatus of compulsion and coercion that induces people to abide by the rules of life in society, the state; the rules according to which the state proceeds, law; and the organs...
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I'm not certain that I am entering into this intercourse properly, but here goes: Just joined the Forum. Have considered myself to be libertarian for years. I'm impressed at the level of knowledge that I see here. But, I fear that anything that I might post will be summarily dismissed because...
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Mises even served as an economic advisor to the Austrian government!