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  • Re: Austrianism = unscientific

    Sorry, still amateurish. Firstly, maybe I can guess what you mean, but you should choose your words more carefully. Austrian economics is not a "laissez faire approach". It is merely a description of reality. If you think it is a correct description of reality then the conclusion that one must draw (which it does) is that we will all get the
    Posted to Economics Questions (Forum) by Fred McGherkinsquirter on Tue, Mar 3 2009
  • Re: Unsustainable

    OK - thanks. But why it is unsustainable - as long as lose monetary policy keeps pumping money into the system, why can't it go on forever?
    Posted to Economics Questions (Forum) by Fred McGherkinsquirter on Wed, Feb 11 2009
  • Re: Unsustainable

    Thanks very much. That is a good analogy. However, I still don't quite understand. What is the real economy equivalent of not enough bricks? Is it not enough money? I don't think so, because there's plenty of money. I think it means that there is not enough capital goods, but why don't the people just use all that extra money to produce
    Posted to Economics Questions (Forum) by Fred McGherkinsquirter on Wed, Feb 11 2009
  • Re: Austrianism = unscientific

    Yeah. The person that wrote that is a fool. The answer to that nonsense is so obvious that it doesn't deserve me wasting any more time...
    Posted to Economics Questions (Forum) by Fred McGherkinsquirter on Wed, Feb 11 2009
  • Unsustainable

    Hi I have been researching/learning about the Austrian theory of the trade cycle. I have listened to a few lectures and read a few pieces. I understand everything, and I think it makes perfect sense, right up until the time (when discussing the boom caused by an artificially low interest rate) that the lecturer says "which is, of course, unsustainable"
    Posted to Economics Questions (Forum) by Fred McGherkinsquirter on Wed, Feb 11 2009
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