Showing posts with label Bastiat. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Bastiat. Show all posts
Tuesday, August 23, 2016

"There is no profit in destruction***" said no media outlet ever. Louisiana Flood Edition...

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***Frederic Bastiat. Well, it has not happened yet, but wait for it... Here is a satellite photo ( from NYTimes ) that shows "Louis...
Monday, May 27, 2013

E-waste, recycling and "good intentions". What happens when you hurt the people you are supposedly trying to help?

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When viewpoints based on prior information (faulty or not) have been rendered obsolete why are we slow to change those views? Is it beca...
Saturday, June 16, 2012

Nice video showing advancement in Robotics. How many jobs is this GOING to eliminate OR (gasp!) create?

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Below is an awesome video (HT: Carpe Diem ) illustrating an advancement in robotics and its potential application to everyday life---indust...
Sunday, August 28, 2011

"There is no profit in Destruction"---See how my beach house in North Carolina was affected by the Hurricane...

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"There is no profit in destruction" No, I don't have a beach house in North Carolina.  BUT in my dreams this is what would hav...
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Tuesday, August 23, 2011

The cost of the Ethanol Mandate is not chicken feed....The Federal Government is bailing out chicken producers because the price of chicken feed is increasing---because of the Federal Ethanol Mandate. Does anyone else think this is kind of crazy???

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How timely. Today in class I used the ethanol mandate as a way to illustrate Frederic Bastiat's "Seen and the Unseen " and the...
Thursday, June 30, 2011

Bastiat's "The Seen and the Unseen" and "The Broken Window Fallacy" explained in a short video. Does it get any better than that?

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Please go HERE for the text that accompanies this video. Only read the first part on "The Seen and the Unseen" and "The Brok...
Tuesday, January 18, 2011

"WWBS"--What Would Bastiat Say" about the tax code and the cost to comply with it...I think I know...

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I am not sure if this excerpt below violates Frederic Bastiat's conclusion in "The Broken Window Fallacy ", Destruction is not...
Thursday, December 9, 2010

Short video explanation of Bastiat's "Broken Window Fallacy"---So simple yet so powerful...

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Sunday, November 21, 2010

Some jobs are saved, some may be created, and some are lost. So what is the net effect of protectionism? Yeah, I don't know either

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If a country gets into a trade spat/war with another country, it is important to remember it is a two way street.  As with any fight, the ot...
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