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Eric Evans replied to the topic Say's Law and Rothbard on minimum wage… in the forum Mises Forums 1 month, 3 weeks ago
You see, from my understanding, Say’s law is such that supply creates its own demand.
Your understanding is wrong. You don’t need an understanding if you read what Say himself said:…the encouragement of mere […]
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Eric Evans wrote a new post, The challenge of immigration, on the site Thoughts and other stubborn things 2 months ago
Immigration is quite a thorny subject. The direction you approach agreement or disagreement about immigration from (and the tact with which you do it) can leave you appearing as something you’re not (or maybe you […]
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Eric Evans replied to the forum topic Is anarcho-capitalism the new feudalism? in the group
Philosophy 2 months, 1 week agoI just happened across this blog post and I believe it clarifies lending practices in a much more appropriate manner in terms of this discussion:
Consider the following problems:
Qualified borrowers getting […]
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Eric Evans replied to the forum topic Best Financial Websites in the group
Finance Professionals 2 months, 1 week agoFor (IMO) the best insider advice and by far the best core group of writers of any financial website:
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Eric Evans replied to the forum topic Is anarcho-capitalism the new feudalism? in the group
Philosophy 2 months, 1 week ago“But there is still the possibility of perpetual debt…”
“Perpetual debt” is a boogeyman made for us to believe there’s no life to be made out of acquiring debt (see Gary North’s The Myth of Debt-Free […]
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Eric Evans replied to the forum topic Is anarcho-capitalism the new feudalism? in the group
Philosophy 2 months, 1 week ago“I’m not quite clear on how the lender is at the borrowers mercy? Besides the fact that he could shop around for loans, but to many this may just seem like picking your poison.”
Until the borrower(s) pays […]
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Eric Evans replied to the forum topic Is anarcho-capitalism the new feudalism? in the group
Philosophy 2 months, 1 week ago“The man in debt becomes a servant of sorts to whoever he owes…”
I believe this a short-sighted view of the lending situation, but if we are to consider that a negative side-effect then we must also […]
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Eric Evans replied to the forum topic Bryan Caplan on Austrian Economics in the group
The Commons 2 months, 1 week agoBeen awhile since I posted…
It’s been quite a bit longer since Caplan wrote that article! There’s an immense amount of information already on the site regarding this article, much of which is compiled into […]
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Eric Evans replied to the forum topic Honesty/Disclosure in a Free Market? in the group
The Commons 2 months, 2 weeks agoOne thing you might be wise to point out to them is that the corporate/government partnership is used specifically as a road block to honesty/disclosure for many companies. Even if we should know one thing or […]
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Eric Evans posted a new activity comment 2 months, 2 weeks ago
In reply to: James Rick replied to the forum topic An Anarchist FAQ criticism of libertarianism in the group Philosophy Eric, I wouldn’t say all anarchists that aren’t ancaps are focused on the abolition of the state. Noam […] ViewAh, when I think of those so-called anarchists I think about the two hilarious questions Mike Adams likes to pose to the hyper-liberal campus LGBT folks:
“If a man has his penis removed, does that make him a woman? If he then attaches his penis to his forehead, does that make him a unicorn?”
Those types who call themselves anarchists do so…[Read more]
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Eric Evans replied to the topic Colleges that offer Austrian Economics in the forum Mises Forums 2 months, 2 weeks ago
By Austrian economics-friendly I mean that the schools have more than one professor on faculty that are proponents of Austrian economics. For example at Loyola University-New Orleans there’s Walter Block and […]
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Eric Evans replied to the topic How to Discredit the Minimum Wage in the forum Mises Forums 2 months, 2 weeks ago
If you really want to scare your friends, introduce them to some of the major reading of the day:
Scott Nearing — ‘The Super Race: An American Problem’
Madison Grant — ‘The Passing of the Great Race’
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Eric Evans replied to the topic How to Discredit the Minimum Wage in the forum Mises Forums 2 months, 2 weeks ago
The best way I’ve persuaded people is to attack them directly at their source of confusion, that the point about “…without an all-loving government to protect them…”. The reality is that the government put the […]
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Eric Evans replied to the topic Colleges that offer Austrian Economics in the forum Mises Forums 2 months, 2 weeks ago
I don’t think you’re going to find any college in the U.S. that deals strictly in Austrian economics, but you will find a few that are Austrian economics-friendly. Auburn University being “affiliated” with LvMI […]
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Eric Evans commented on the post, Vermin Supreme and The Bleeding Heart Libertarian, on the site Der Kaiser is Put 2 months, 3 weeks ago
“Does he have a point that libertarians don’t embrace the concepts of mutual aid as much as we should?”rnrnFree markets are the ultimate form of mutual aid.rnrnAnd the idea of social solidarity is nice, but […]
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Eric Evans replied to the forum topic An Anarchist FAQ criticism of libertarianism in the group
Philosophy 2 months, 3 weeks agoI think libertarians and anarchists often work against each other in attempting to work toward the same goals. Anarchists tend to primarily concern themselves with shedding rule or authority while forgetting that […]
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Eric Evans created the site Thoughts and other stubborn things 2 months, 3 weeks ago
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Eric Evans replied to the topic Are Free Markets Always the Right Solution? in the forum Political Theory 3 months, 3 weeks ago
Little late to the party, but just keep in mind that the question is somewhat of a red herring. The free market knows no questions or answers, it simply facilitates the ability of consumers and producers to […]
