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Economies of Scale, the Faustian Bargain

July 24, 2008

Some people say that Wal-Mart does a good job providing low-cost goods, and its success is indicative of its superior ability to satisfy customers. But I can win any game, if I’m allowed to write and re-write the rules on a whim.
Consider that recently, Wal-mart favored the recent minimum wage hike. Already paying its employees […]

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Comments on Comments #21

July 20, 2008

shiva left a comment on Violence and Vandalism are Not Solutions, I agreed with Mike Gogulski who said that vandalizing property is counterproductive to the cause of liberty. Mike said that it was possible that people were lawfully evicted from the properties to make way for condominium development, since de facto eviction occurs whenever a […]

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All of Our Productivity is Wasted

July 17, 2008

There is some evidence that we’re making progress: working less, living longer, getting fatter. All this, to an extent and in certain context, appears true. I certainly won’t argue that the average life in 1870 was better than it is now (although none of us are really qualified to make that determination), and I […]

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Comments #18

June 21, 2008

Gilligans Corner has an interesting post: Gresham’s Law Only Works Because of State Violence. I like to see other people who recognize this as fact. I’ve been working on some comprehensive post(s) on money and banking in a free market, and I find that a lot of really smart people think that Gresham’s […]

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