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Austrian Economics, a lens on everyday reality
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370 Very necessary? Not from the war itself at least. LBJ also expanded spendingTimF-11/7/2008
369I would suggest you get psychological counseling. You have problems far larger Elroy Jetson-11/7/2008
368 My payment for taxes is an example of someone else initiating force or the threTimF-11/7/2008
367When a government funds their war with a tax, everyone understands what is goingElroy Jetson-11/7/2008
366<I> I think most Austrian Economists would argue that a war fought on creTimF-11/7/2008
365Your payment of taxes is as voluntary as your payment for food. Your problem isElroy Jetson-11/7/2008
364 Your analogy is a very poor one. My purchases of food are voluntary.TimF-11/7/2008
363Based on the quote from The Theory of Money and Credit in my previous post, I thAloysius Q. Finnegan-11/7/2008
362You indeed live a horrible life. Your need for food is not voluntary and others Elroy Jetson-11/7/2008
361 In a sense all governments need theft in order to survive. Taxes are not voluTimF-11/7/2008
360If you're enough of a thug to believe your government needs theft to surviveElroy Jetson-11/7/2008
359Elroy, You responded that "Your question reveals the typical confusion betAloysius Q. Finnegan-11/7/2008
358<I> an increase in money would not be helpful except as a method of theft.TimF-11/7/2008
357Sorry I didnt post this in time for you to attend, the working papers are availadvdw©-11/7/2008
356You asked me to comment on your post. Your question reveals the typical confusioElroy Jetson111/7/2008
355Okay. But let's assume for the moment that the "Austrian" purist iAloysius Q. Finnegan-11/7/2008
354 I'd say that wars can and have been fought on a gold or other commodity stTimF-11/6/2008
353Can anyone on this board tell me what role credit plays in a gold backed economyAloysius Q. Finnegan-11/6/2008
352thanks Tim!dvdw©-10/30/2008
351 Fairly new Austrian Economic blog post-austrianeconomics.blogspot.comTimF-10/30/2008
350auburn.edudvdw©-10/5/2008
349 Edit - Found the new link myself. That "Gouging and Desert" post isTimF-11/20/2007
348The Salma Hayek versus Friedrich Hayek Scorecard csun.eduTimF-5/9/2007
347Economics is potentially hazardous to your social acceptability - Alchian and AlTimF-5/2/2007
346Life Among the Econ unicast.org marginalrevolution.comTimF-2/16/2007
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