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Pastimes : Austrian Economics, a lens on everyday reality
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To: Elroy Jetson who wrote (356)11/7/2008 11:50:06 AM
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an increase in money would not be helpful except as a method of theft.

Yes but when the barbarians are at the gate, theft that increases the net government resources may be beneficial. Sure your harming some people even in the short term, and building up problems for the medium or long term, but you may not have more than a short term if you can't funnel the resources to the military effort fast enough.
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