We are stuck in the middle of the road, far away from full socialism or the unhampered market.On Friday August 2, due to a disappointing jobs report, there was a large sell off on the stock market. After understanding Austrian Business Cycle Theory (ABCT) and the structural fragility the Federal Reserve creates in the production structure, my temptation upon seeing such a large swing in the market is to say, “Finally, I am vindicated! The boom-bust cycle has shown itself once more and we are now entering the bust.” Of course, as Mises has shown, praxeological theories are not proven or disproven by empirical facts. Echoing Hoppe, experience cannot beat logic.Per Investopedia,The Nasdaq Composite and S&P 500 fell 2.4% and 1.8%, respectively, while the Dow Jones Industrial Average slid 1.5%.
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