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	<title>Restoring Social Balance &#187; Middle Class Economics</title>
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		<title>Health Care Reform</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Mar 2010 18:47:32 +0000</pubDate>
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		Perhaps I should not be commenting on health care reform at this point, since I do not dissect the various proposals, including the current legislation.  Here&#8217;s the problem:  no health care reform will be close to ideal at this point.  Like most things in our increasing paternalistic society the ideal to my mind would involve [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Middle Class Questions from Investor.ge &#8211; Final Thoughts</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 30 Jan 2010 12:33:16 +0000</pubDate>
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		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.  [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What Is the Mental Class Mentality? &#8211; Final Question from Investor.ge</title>
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		<comments>http://www.middleclassforum.org/http:/www.middleclassforum.org/what-is-the-mental-class-mentality-final-question-from-investor-ge/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 28 Jan 2010 14:27:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Free Market Merit]]></category>
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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 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What Is the Middle Class? &#8211; A Question from Investor.ge</title>
		<link>http://www.middleclassforum.org/http:/www.middleclassforum.org/what-is-the-middle-class/</link>
		<comments>http://www.middleclassforum.org/http:/www.middleclassforum.org/what-is-the-middle-class/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 21 Jan 2010 13:58:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.middleclassforum.org/?p=1646</guid>
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		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 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Dealing with Tantrums</title>
		<link>http://www.middleclassforum.org/http:/www.middleclassforum.org/dealing-with-tantrums/</link>
		<comments>http://www.middleclassforum.org/http:/www.middleclassforum.org/dealing-with-tantrums/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 14 Jan 2010 14:36:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Economic Misinformation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Free Market Merit]]></category>
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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&#8217;m going to cut and paste that reply here for three reasons:  1) my original reply was &#8220;off the cuff&#8221; and there was sloppiness in my [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Liberty and Tyranny &#8211; Private Property</title>
		<link>http://www.middleclassforum.org/http:/www.middleclassforum.org/liberty-and-tyranny-private-property/</link>
		<comments>http://www.middleclassforum.org/http:/www.middleclassforum.org/liberty-and-tyranny-private-property/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 25 Sep 2009 13:24:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Federated Wisdom]]></category>
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		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.  &#8220;Squatter&#8217;s rights&#8221; or &#8220;use [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Think Tank Explosion</title>
		<link>http://www.middleclassforum.org/http:/www.middleclassforum.org/think-tank-explosion/</link>
		<comments>http://www.middleclassforum.org/http:/www.middleclassforum.org/think-tank-explosion/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2009 13:18:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Corporate Media and Interest Groups]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Economic Misinformation]]></category>
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		&#8220;Think Tank Explosion&#8221; 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; [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Command Capitalism</title>
		<link>http://www.middleclassforum.org/http:/www.middleclassforum.org/command-capitalism/</link>
		<comments>http://www.middleclassforum.org/http:/www.middleclassforum.org/command-capitalism/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Jul 2009 11:12:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.middleclassforum.org/?p=1052</guid>
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		I&#8217;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 &#8220;free market libertarian&#8221; think tanks are claiming our government has been moving towards [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Misinformation on Escalating Costs</title>
		<link>http://www.middleclassforum.org/http:/www.middleclassforum.org/misinformation-on-escalating-costs/</link>
		<comments>http://www.middleclassforum.org/http:/www.middleclassforum.org/misinformation-on-escalating-costs/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 27 Jun 2009 16:52:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
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		(Started on 6/27.   Update added below on 6/28)
As I was writing Systems out of Balance I tried to keep abreast of the misinformation being used to persuade us to continue with laissez faire policies.  The enhancement of liberty and wealth were the most dominant types of misinformation when I started.  Laissez faire economists twisted the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A Guide for Persuading Empiricists</title>
		<link>http://www.middleclassforum.org/http:/www.middleclassforum.org/a-guide-for-persuading-empiricists/</link>
		<comments>http://www.middleclassforum.org/http:/www.middleclassforum.org/a-guide-for-persuading-empiricists/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Jun 2009 00:53:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[002 Misinformation]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.middleclassforum.org/?p=850</guid>
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		As I look back on my last entry, and on a recent flurry of comments, I realize how I&#8217;ve been diverted from my objectives of how I wanted to transition this web site.  It will take some time, but I will be working on getting forums set up where people can post anonymously, thus removing [...]]]></description>
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