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Monthly Archives: November 2010
Unintended Consequences: legislation as the problem not the solution
Examples of government policies that produce significant unintended consequences. Continue reading
Posted in Economics, Politics, Unintended Consequences
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Faulty Logic
A chronicle of fun (or perhaps irritating) examples of faulty or twisted logic. Continue reading
Robin Hood
Arguments that espouse taking from the rich and giving to the poor act as if this is a zero sum game being played. Under this frame of mind you can take surplus from the rich and give it to the … Continue reading
Advice from long ago to avoid the financial crisis
Government-guaranteed home mortgages … force the general taxpayer to subsidize the bad risks and to defray the losses. Continue reading