Mass immigration into the First World is the best hope for the world's poor. Were the First World Nations to enact Open Borders, and the poor be allowed to immigrate, they would see their standard of...
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Mass immigration into the First World is the best...Mass immigration into the First World is the best hope for the world's poor. Were the First World Nations to enact Open Borders, and the poor be allowed to immigrate, they would see their standard of...
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Social SecurityWhat is the proper position on this program as it currently exists in the US?
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How so?How so?
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It's not a rejection of history. It's a rejection...It's not a rejection of history. It's a rejection of it's relevance to theory.
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"When Mises claimed that economics was a science..."When Mises claimed that economics was a science a priori, he did not mean to assert that there was no evidence whatsoever for the laws asserted by this science. He did not believe that economics was...
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Explain.Explain.
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Economic Theory is economic theory and that is...Economic Theory is economic theory and that is all.
That's a value judgment. Besides, you can't understand economic activity without first understanding economic theory.
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Caplan is correct.
Though personally I found...Caplan is correct.
Though personally I found his thoughts on indifference curves much more fascinating.
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For all the time you spend on Austrian Economics,...For all the time you spend on Austrian Economics, I'm surprised this is new to you. All of economics is, and can only be, derived through the use of chains of logic, and only chains of logic.
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Sure there are. If you do X, Y will happen. Is Y...Sure there are. If you do X, Y will happen. Is Y good or bad? That's a value judgment that pure economic theory cannot comment on.
Economics is a branch of logic.
Value freedom is...
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INH is a conservative, through and through. Her...INH is a conservative, through and through. Her former embrace of Communism was born out of bourgeois values that she applied in error.
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With the right equipment, certainly. In fact,...With the right equipment, certainly. In fact, that is tautologically true. Whether the right equipment exists to test everything that is true I'm unsure. Certainly there are certain facts about logic...
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I apologize if this is inappropriate, but I'd...I apologize if this is inappropriate, but I'd enjoy it if you'd reconsider the place of Mutualists on RevLeft.
Thanks.
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Wait, on implementing them? I thought we were...Wait, on implementing them? I thought we were talking about Economic Theory. One does not, and can not, implement Economic Theory.
That's absurd. All non-moral theory must necessarily be...
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Caplan has a book about it. It's called The Myth...Caplan has a book about it. It's called The Myth of the Rational Voter. It's much better than his Museum of Communism or his "The Anarcho-Statists of Spain: An Historical, Economic, and ...
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So Israel is ruled by Rand Pauls?So Israel is ruled by Rand Pauls?
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I think taxes can be useful in getting rid of...I think taxes can be useful in getting rid of some of the Capitalists vast amount of stolen wealth and then the resources can at least be put to somewhat productive uses.
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I see nothing reformist about the complete...I see nothing reformist about the complete abolition of the State. If anything, my advocacy of Social Security benefits, at least in the short term, they would be unnecessary in a truly Freed Market,...
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Joes is exploited in numerous ways by the...Joes is exploited in numerous ways by the Capitalists that use the government as an instrument of exploitation.
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You are correct. Both the State and the...You are correct. Both the State and the Capitalists are our enemies.
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Austrian Economics = Wertfrei
Austrian...Austrian Economics = Wertfrei
Austrian Economists =/= Wertfrei
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He is absolutely correct. In fact, that is one of...He is absolutely correct. In fact, that is one of his more brilliant statements.
It is also value free as it simply states a fact and does not say whether this fact is good or bad.
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If the rich had to pay for their own wars, there...If the rich had to pay for their own wars, there would be nearly as many.
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That's what the vast majority of market...That's what the vast majority of market proponents want, whether they say it or not, yes. Not all.
Part of the structure of society is taxation.
Agreed.