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Political Pollsters Don’t Seem To Have Learned Much From The 2016 Disaster For Their Industry.

August 25, 2019

Opinion polls have limited predictive value. Other metrics, such as the state of the economy, may be more important than random phone calls to registered voters. Record low unemployment, particularly for women, blacks, and Hispanics and a booming economy may be a better predictor for an incumbent President's reelection prospects.

Entrepreneurship Is The Most Direct Way To Address Poverty And Unemployment, Despite Red Tape And Bureaucrats.

August 24, 2019

In addition to economic prosperity, employment gives individuals a sense of dignity and self-sufficiency that helps them lead more fulfilling lives. Mame Mareme Cisse, another female employee at Skin Is Skin, explains, “This work has changed a lot in my life. Now I can provide everything I need for myself without having to ask anyone for it.”

Pundits Believe In Self-Fulfilling Prophecy: That by Predicting Recession They Can Create One.

August 23, 2019

The current economic environment—low and declining interest rates, stable prices, modest quarter-to-quarter economic growth, the absence of wars abroad—does not suggest a recession-oriented climate. Recessions typically occur in settings of rapid economic growth and rising interest rates, combined with overly bullish forecasts for stocks and business profits. That’s not the situation today.

The Southern Border Is Not Ellis Island: Why It’s Harder For Today’s Immigrants To Climb The Economic Ladder.

August 22, 2019

Postindustrial economies create a far more challenging path to upward mobility than the manufacturing economy of the 1930's. Education is now the most likely route to middle-class comfort and relative stability. The children of low-skilled immigrants, particularly Latinos, are struggling. Instead of climbing the income ladder, they are slipping down.

Ludwig van Beethoven – The First Rock Star and Software Pioneer Who Set the Stage for the Romantic Era

August 21, 2019

While the printing press was changing the world, printed music was new because it was more difficult to create. Also, mass produced pianos were taking hold, and Beethoven saw the possibilities for being the first software publisher for this new hardware. As first mover to reach mass audiences, Beethoven stumbled across an abstract concept that had not yet been named: capitalism. For the first time in history, large swaths of humanity would soon enjoy the comforts previously reserved for royal court.

The Economics Of Recycling: Is It A Valuable Commodity Or Is It Garbage?

August 20, 2019

The message I had expected to be controversial, was old hat to the industry folks. But it was beside the point, because recycling was for them a moral imperative. Once you begin to think of recycling as a symbol of religious devotion rather than a pragmatic solution to environmental problems, the whole thing makes more sense.

Bernie Sanders And The Left Get Morality 100% Wrong.

August 19, 2019

Contrast that with how the government would react if you decided to stop paying taxes because you don’t like the services it offers and provides in return. Agents of the government would descend upon you and threaten fines and imprisonment – resorting to physical assault if necessary – if you didn’t obey.

Making Money Is A Patriotic Act.

August 18, 2019

The businesses we created have employed hundreds of thousands of Americans. We have paid tens of billions of dollars in wages and contributed hundreds of billions to U.S. gross domestic product, and made the tens of millions of Americans who use our products and services better off. The Home Depot lowered hardware prices across the country.

It Is Perfectly Possible To Cut Government Spending. Learn How One State In Brazil Moved Into The Black.

August 17, 2019

Brazil’s fiscal incontinence is legendary. The number of civil servants grew by 60% between 1995 and 2016, to 12m. Since public-sector workers cannot be fired or have their pay cut, they become a permanent expense once hired. Nearly 80% of government spending in Brazil goes on salaries and pensions. “Instead of a state that serves the public, you have a state that serves the state."

Trump Is Right: The Health Of The Economy Lies In Production, Not Consumption.

August 16, 2019

Trump talks “GO-talk” when he makes speeches about the jobs that have been lost to globalist trade policies, and when he talks about bringing manufacturing back to the USA. The globalists did great harm to the US economy by assuming that production could be shifted to low-cost labor countries while the American consumer took care of global consumption.

The Economics Professor Who Discovered the Only Natural Resource That Matters

August 15, 2019

The most important economic effect of population growth is the contribution of additional people to our stock of knowledge. This contribution is more than large enough to overcome the costs of population growth. The problem is not too many people, but lack of political and economic freedom. Profit is the only route to sustainability, it is up to entrepreneurs to save the world.

Trumpian Deregulation Boosts Economic Growth And Household Income.

August 14, 2019

When I assess President Trump’s economic policy, I generally…

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