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The Feds Collect Most of the Taxes in America—So They Have Most of the Power

2021-06-26

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2021-06-26

IRS Collections vs. State Tax Revenues
In 2021, it's clear Americans now have thrown off any notions of subsidiarity and instead embraced the idea that the federal government should be called upon to fund pretty much anything and everything. From "stimulus checks" to "paycheck protection," it's assumed an entire national workforce can be propped up by federal spending.

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Can Economics Save Medicine?

2021-06-24

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2021-06-24

First, in a certain sense medicine in America is broken. Doctors and patients are unhappy, the quality of care deteriorates, and costs keep increasing. Even before covid, US life expectancy declined three years running. Even before covid, too many Americans were sick, depressed, fat, and unhappy with their physical and mental health.

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The Fed Plans to Raise Interest Rates—Years from Now

2021-06-21

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2021-06-21

Federal Funds Target Rate, 2004 - 2021
On Wednesday, the Federal Reserve’s Federal Open Market Committee voted to continue with a target federal funds rate of 0.25 percent, and to continue with large-scale asset purchases. According to the committee’s press release:

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Governments Are Failing at Their Most Basic Duties—While Promising Free Stuff

2021-06-20

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2021-06-20

Three city blocks were systematically burned to the ground as hundreds of the local police stood by and viewed the violence. They were obeying orders not to harm the arsonists. The National Guard was called, adding more armed watchers. A passive gendarmerie consorting with open rebellion has rarely been seen in American history, until recently.

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This Is What Could Trigger Big Growth in CPI Inflation

2021-06-16

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2021-06-16

Many episodes of monetary inflation, some even long and virulent, do not feature a denouement in a sustained high CPI inflation over many years. Instead, these episodes have the common characteristics of asset inflation and the monetary authority levying tax in various forms – principally inflation tax or monetary repression tax.

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The G7’s Reckless Commitment To Mounting Debt

2021-06-15

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2021-06-15

Historically, meetings of the largest economies in the world have been essential to reach essential agreements that would incentivize prosperity and growth. This was not the case this time. The G7 meeting agreements were light on detailed economic decisions, except on the most damaging of them all. A minimum global corporate tax

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2021-06-12

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Why Monetary “Stimulus” Won’t Prevent an Economic Bust

2021-06-10

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2021-06-10

U.S. CPI YoY, 2000 - 2021
The increase in the growth rate of the Consumer Price Index (CPI) has fueled concerns that if the rising trend were to continue the Fed is likely to tighten its interest rate stance. Observe that the yearly growth rate in the CPI climbed to 4.2 percent in April from 2.6 percent in March and 0.3 percent in April 2020.

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[MorMor] Jim Moriarty Sebastian Moran | On Raglan Road

2021-06-09

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/That I had loved not as I should a creature made of clay/ /When the angel woos the clay he'd lose his wings at the dawn of day/ ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••­••••• I want to make an edit of Sebastian listening to Jim sing, but then of course On Raglan Road is so very much Sebastian POV. It becomes quite cruel and prophetic, as if Jim intentionally sings it to Sebastian. I've been looking forever for a scene from Paul (or Fassy) to...

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A Libertarian Approach to Disputed Land Titles

2021-06-06

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2021-06-06

The recent spate of bombing violence in Israel's West Bank, East Jerusalem, and Gaza demonstrates the enduring attachment both Israelis and Palestinians have to physical land in the country. Both sides make claims—legal, moral, and political—to land within Israel, from the southernmost tip of Gaza to the northernmost tip of the Golan Heights.

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Andrew Moran – appearance

2021-06-05

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Name Look - Andrew Moran - appearance. In this video we present "Andrew Moran" name look and feel in various scenarios. This video will cover: How does "Andrew Moran" look as a personal letterhead? How does "Andrew Moran" look on a business card? How does "Andrew Moran" look on a computer/laptop screen? How does "Andrew Moran" look with different background colors? How does "Andrew...

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The Economics of the Extended Family: From Risk Management to Human Capital

2021-06-05

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2021-06-05

When we think of analyzing economic organizations, we generally think of firms and corporations. But there is another organization that is just as critical to economic development: the extended family. Indeed, the advantages offered by this institution are numerous and include risk sharing, mutual aid, human capital building, social capital building, and resource complementarity and coordination.

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The Fed’s Policies since the 2020 Coronavirus Panic

2021-06-03

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2021-06-03

Total Assets Held by the Federal Reserve, 2004 - 2020
In chapter 7 we summarized some of the major changes in how central banks have operated since the 2008 financial crisis. In the present chapter, we detail some of the even more recent changes in Federal Reserve operations since the onset of the coronavirus panic in March 2020.

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Private Security Isn’t Enough: Why America Needs Militias

2021-06-01

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2021-06-01

In late May we learned that, after a five-month deployment to one of the most dangerous cities in the world, the American military would finally be going home. Well, not really. They already were home. The dangerous warzone was the American federal capital, Washington, DC. And the “danger” that the military was supposed to be countering was entirely government made.

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Decentralization: Why the EU May Be Better than the US

2021-05-30

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2021-05-30

Over the years, I’ve been pretty hard on the European Union. Both as an editor and a writer, I’ve published articles criticizing its central bank and its unelected, bureaucratic central government. Especially objectionable is the EU ruling class’s propensity for cynical politics built around threatening and intimidating voters and national governments who don’t conform to Brussels’ wishes.

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More Evidence the American Economic “Recovery” Will Disappoint

2021-05-28

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2021-05-28

The University of Michigan consumer confidence index fell to 82.8 in May, from 88.3 in April. More importantly, the current conditions index slumped to 90.8, from 97.2 and the expectations index declined to 77.6, from 82.7. Hard data also questions the strength of the recovery.

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The Real Estate Boom in Vegas Is More Frenzied Than Ever

2021-05-26

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2021-05-26

Audio Mises Wire
In Las Vegas, asset price inflation is combining with rising prices on building materials to create a real estate bubble of remarkable proportions. 

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Public Debt Got a Lot Worse from The Great Recession to The Great Lockdown

2021-05-25

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2021-05-25

Public Debt by Region
The 2020 recession, which many countries are still going through, now has an “official” name: the Great Lockdown. In economic terms, the public sector’s response in practically all countries has been very swift and bold (which is not necessarily a good thing).1 This has caused the global public debt to skyrocket as never before.

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Markus Krall & Thorsten Polleit auf Exkurs #5: Gold der Meere

2021-05-21

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MUSEEN DIGITAL ERLEBEN. Eine kleine Videoserie aus dem unterirdischen Stollen der Goldkammer die staunen lässt. Dieses Video ist das fünfte der Serie, mit welchem wir Sie bereits gerne auf den internationalen Museumstag am 16.05.2021 einstimmen möchten.

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