Comments on: A Crisis of Political Economy http://www.thefreemanonline.org/featured/a-crisis-of-political-economy/ Just another WordPress weblog Sat, 21 Nov 2009 04:50:58 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: CEO de Goldman Sachs: protagonista del mercantilismo americano « Procesos de aprendizaje http://www.thefreemanonline.org/featured/a-crisis-of-political-economy/comment-page-1/#comment-18972 CEO de Goldman Sachs: protagonista del mercantilismo americano « Procesos de aprendizaje Wed, 11 Nov 2009 21:51:32 +0000 http://www.thefreemanonline.org/?p=9043#comment-18972 [...] de Goldman Sachs: protagonista del mercantilismo americano O del state-banking nexus, tan explotado históricamente por unos y por otros. Ahora, el CEO de GS dice que ellos hacen el [...] [...] de Goldman Sachs: protagonista del mercantilismo americano O del state-banking nexus, tan explotado históricamente por unos y por otros. Ahora, el CEO de GS dice que ellos hacen el [...]

]]> By: ToddGeiger http://www.thefreemanonline.org/featured/a-crisis-of-political-economy/comment-page-1/#comment-10350 ToddGeiger Fri, 08 May 2009 01:55:25 +0000 http://www.thefreemanonline.org/?p=9043#comment-10350 To get the structural change required would require disincentivizing lobbyists patronage of the powerful House Ways and Means Committee. To do this would require a complete overhaul of the tax system. The benefits and weaknesses of various Flat tax and National Sales tax ideas have been discussed in The Freeman, (Sales, Flat, or Spherical, Tax Reform Isnt the Answer By Gene Callahan • November 2006 • Volume: 56 • Issue: 9) and over at the Mises Institute page (The Flat Tax Is Not Flat and the FairTax Is Not Fair, Mises Daily by Laurence M. Vance | Posted on 4/3/2009 12:00:00 AM). My point is, the way to structural change is through the tax code. Electing politicians with the will to diminish their own power by reducing the importance of the the House Ways and Means Committee through a change in spending and taxation law/policy is the challenge to everyday citizens. To get the structural change required would require disincentivizing lobbyists patronage of the powerful House Ways and Means Committee. To do this would require a complete overhaul of the tax system. The benefits and weaknesses of various Flat tax and National Sales tax ideas have been discussed in The Freeman, (Sales, Flat, or Spherical, Tax Reform Isnt the Answer By Gene Callahan • November 2006 • Volume: 56 • Issue: 9) and over at the Mises Institute page (The Flat Tax Is Not Flat and the FairTax Is Not Fair, Mises Daily by Laurence M. Vance | Posted on 4/3/2009 12:00:00 AM). My point is, the way to structural change is through the tax code. Electing politicians with the will to diminish their own power by reducing the importance of the the House Ways and Means Committee through a change in spending and taxation law/policy is the challenge to everyday citizens.

]]> By: Brian Erickson http://www.thefreemanonline.org/featured/a-crisis-of-political-economy/comment-page-1/#comment-9916 Brian Erickson Mon, 04 May 2009 16:54:59 +0000 http://www.thefreemanonline.org/?p=9043#comment-9916 Given human nature, Bastiat observed that until looting (political or otherwise) was more painful than working (voluntary exchange), the looting would never stop. Bastiat's response was an "intellectual and cultural" presentation of ideas urging a structure that would make looting more painful than working. This does not appear to have been very successful. Is there a "structural change" that could make working more pleasurable? Given human nature, Bastiat observed that until looting (political or otherwise) was more painful than working (voluntary exchange), the looting would never stop. Bastiat’s response was an “intellectual and cultural” presentation of ideas urging a structure that would make looting more painful than working. This does not appear to have been very successful. Is there a “structural change” that could make working more pleasurable?

]]> By: Ora ruah http://www.thefreemanonline.org/featured/a-crisis-of-political-economy/comment-page-1/#comment-9634 Ora ruah Thu, 30 Apr 2009 19:57:26 +0000 http://www.thefreemanonline.org/?p=9043#comment-9634 <h2>What does the World Want in Regards to a Stable Economy?</h2><br> The Economy and its peril is not far from prosperity. If we can take into consideration the vast amounts of stimulus that is currently being injected into the world economies. I would like to start this blog by presenting the thought that the world is holding back their savings and cautiously placing their bets on well established industry known as the Government. Now in America there is growing concern that following the real estate business banking and auto industry turmoil; next will be higher unemployment creating a greater stress on the rehabilitation of world markets. We must be cautious with the world governments buying up shares of stock from near bankruptcy businesses. We are slowly being led into a quasi-social capitalist market where the government will control the price, interest rates, life of future companies and free enterprise will be only a myth. <h2>What does the World Want in Regards to a Stable Economy?</h2><br>

The Economy and its peril is not far from prosperity. If we can take into consideration the vast amounts of stimulus that is currently being injected into the world economies. I would like to start this blog by presenting the thought that the world is holding back their savings and cautiously placing their bets on well established industry known as the Government. Now in America there is growing concern that following the real estate business banking and auto industry turmoil; next will be higher unemployment creating a greater stress on the rehabilitation of world markets. We must be cautious with the world governments buying up shares of stock from near bankruptcy businesses. We are slowly being led into a quasi-social capitalist market where the government will control the price, interest rates, life of future companies and free enterprise will be only a myth.

]]> By: Gaurav Ahuja http://www.thefreemanonline.org/featured/a-crisis-of-political-economy/comment-page-1/#comment-9090 Gaurav Ahuja Fri, 24 Apr 2009 16:23:01 +0000 http://www.thefreemanonline.org/?p=9043#comment-9090 "it’s not as if the banks were dragged kicking and screaming into lending those mortgages" One could easily state the same thing about those minorities who were the recipients of the subprime mortgages. Also, I look forward to reading about your justification of fractional reserve banking, Mr. Sciabarra. “it’s not as if the banks were dragged kicking and screaming into lending those mortgages” One could easily state the same thing about those minorities who were the recipients of the subprime mortgages. Also, I look forward to reading about your justification of fractional reserve banking, Mr. Sciabarra.

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