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This (^)
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It's that zero sum thinking again. The market economy is not a zero sum game, the pie isn't constant, it can be enlarged. And I'm sure most Americans prefer office jobs to factory jobs anyway, who wouldn't? Conditions are better, there's little chance of losing limbs, and pay is usually higher.
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"The future is not going to be saved by hyper-competent brutalised empty souls , that can rapidly drum piano keys, and are terrified of authority." Very good video (I wish you had warned me that the first half was just a re-read of the article), and that is probably my favourite line.
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If you need proof that might does not make right, just think of criminals robbing a bank and taking people hostage. Let's assume they do it in a small town and they outnumber and outgun law enforcement. Although they will probably win, nobody will consider what they did to be "right". The same goes for police officers who are exposed as
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Awesome! It's my experience that economic historians are usually more broad in their views because they encounter much of the classical and other pro free market literature in their readings. ymmv though edit: also, who is that in your profile pic?!
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I don't know how it is where you are, but at my uni the econ course is very maths intensive, and I have it on good authority that it is the same pretty much everywhere else in the UK. Heavy on maths means neoclassical in Micro and Keynesian/mainstream in Macro. Oh and then there's the econometrics. Also the first year we did courses on Stats
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This is awesome! If I find myself with too much free time, I might just write some more lyrics lol.
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[quote] There is no such thing as conflicting data. Only interpretation of data can conflict.[/quote] Just thought I'd quote that, because it is very true. Assuming reality is unable to contradict itself, this is exactly true. If you've got conflicts, then either the data was obtained using faulty methodology, or you're interpreting it wrong
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[quote] No guys, I'm talking about this: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Damaged_good [/quote] Isn't this basically what Apple does whenever they release new products? For example, they released the iPad without quite a few features like a camera, despite the fact that they include cameras with all their iPhones (so they have the capability) and
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The ideas about not using shampoo, using mineral deodorant (that kills bacteria, but doesn't block pores) and not shaving foam I've heard before. I've been using mineral salts deodorants for some weeks now and sweat as usual during exercise, minus the smell. But what do you guys think of fluoride and toothpaste? I'm not talking about