I sent along some final thoughts to the editor of the business magazine for the American Chamber of Commerce in Georgia, Molly Curso. Here they are.
Final Thoughts
First, I would like to qualify my previous answer to question #2. I said markets were necessary for the middle class. I would add that free markets are best. [...]
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Last week I posted my responses to three questions asked by the editor of a business magazine put out by the American Chamber of Commerce in Georgia (the country). Here is my response to her final question.
(4) Is there such a thing as the mentality of the middle class? There is the idea that the [...]
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Here is the third question posed to me by the editor of the business magazine Investor.ge, put out by the American Chamber of Commerce in Georgia.
(3) Why is it (the middle class) important? Can we say it is more important economically than socially or does it play an important role in both spheres? What is [...]
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This post answers the second of a series of questions posed to me by the editor of a business magazine, Investor.ge, put out by the American Chamber of Commerce in Georgia (the country).
(2) How did it develop in the United States? Is that unique or is there a universal formula that has been repeated in other [...]
I recently got a request for an interview by the editor of a business magazine, Investor.ge. The magazine is produced by the American Chamber of Commerce in Georgia (the country). For those aware of recent events on The Middle Class Forum this is quite ironic. There is a recent commenter out there rolling his eyes [...]
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A teachable moment recently occurred on The Middle Class Forum. I received a comment faulting how I related entitlements to stockholders. I approved and replied to that comment, but I’m going to cut and paste that reply here for three reasons: 1) my original reply was “off the cuff” and there was sloppiness in my [...]
Property is neither a natural right, as John Locke claimed, nor a fence to liberty, as claimed by James Madison. The natural right claim is easily dismissed. If you live in Connecticut you do not own property in California unless there is some type of government to back up your claim. “Squatter’s rights” or “use [...]
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“Think Tank Explosion” is a white paper produced by the Government Research Service, reporting on their Think Tank Directory. The paper starts off by stating that think tanks have had a major impact on public policy. This statement is, in a sense, beside the point. The mission of a think tank is to influence policy; [...]
WHDD (91.9 FM), a community radio station in Sharon, CT, interviewed me yesterday.
I’ve linked to the interview here.
I’ve asked the following, somewhat rambling question over on the forums page.
A person who is not an economist, like myself, gets so easily confused by the things certain types of economists say these days. For example, many an economist from many a “free market libertarian” think tanks are claiming our government has been moving towards [...]
