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If one assumes that a person is making their money, including enough money to have no incentive to "work", by…
Ob sie wirklich Deutsch spricht. Normalweise, kommt die US Soldaten nicht ins Stadt und spricht nicht so oft mit denn…
As for being a Nazi, ich spreche fliessend deutsch und wohnte in Deutschland fuer drei Jahre mit der americanishe Luftwaffe…
And of course this "incentive" only applies to poor people: Rich people who already have enough to live off of…
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Category Archives: Economics and the like
Is Taxation Theft?
There’s an argument you get a lot from either Libertarian-types or Republican economic-conservative types in general, which goes something like, “My money’s my money, and it’s not only a bad idea (in a pragmatic way) for the government to take … Continue reading
Political cartoon: Unemployment, Democrats vs Republicans
I’m fond of the drawing in this one. Click on the cartoon to see it a bit bigger. [spoiler] The scene shows two women, one of them a bit older and dressed in black skirt, heels, and a blazer, the … Continue reading
Complacency Towards Vast, Preventable Suffering
Worth echoing: David Romer writes: I had one major source of unhappiness with last week’s conference: the participants were largely silent about the dismal outlook in the advanced economies for the next several years. The current outlook for unemployment in … Continue reading
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Why Austerity is Bullshit
This is a guest post by Ben Lehman. I’ve seen the phrase “austerity” getting floated a lot in political discussions lately. In all the languages in all of human history, never has there been a word that crammed more bullshit … Continue reading
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Taxes Don’t Drive (Many) Millionaires Out Of High-Tax States
In comments, Brandon Berg wrote: Which, really, is why leftists aren’t so big on federalism. The left-wing program can’t work without the ability to bleed high-yield taxpayers. And if said taxpayers are free to just pack up and move to … Continue reading
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When capitalized, "Sie" is the formal way to address adults of either gender in polite German. I majored in the…