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The Myth That the Poor Get Poorer When the Rich Get Richer 0
- Economics of Liberty, Front Page
- May 6, 2019
I wish my leftist friends understood the Laffer Curve. I also wish they understood the downsides of artificially low interest rates. And the Rahn Curve. And comparative advantage. The Economy is Not a Zero-Sum Game But perhaps more than anything else, I wish they understood that poor people aren’t poor simply because rich people are
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The Real Wealth Gap Is Between the Past, Present and Future.0
- Economics of Liberty, Front Page
- May 4, 2019
James Carville famously said about politics that, “It’s the economy, stupid”. So what is our current economy telling us? Unemployment is at a 49 year low. Wage growth is strong (a steady 3%, the highest in about ten years), outpacing inflation (which has been steady at roughly 2%), as companies are competing to gain or
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The Booming Job Market Is Leading Teachers To Quit At Record Levels 0
- Education, Front Page
- December 28, 2018
Tim Pearce Public education employees such as teachers and janitors are quitting jobs in record numbers, an uncommon trend in a profession that often rewards longevity, The Wall Street Journal reported. Many industries in the past year have seen a historically high rate of workers quitting. A tight labor market and sluggish wage growth are making job
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U.S. Is One Generation Away from a Greece-Like Debt Crisis 0
- Economics of Liberty, Gov't Incompetence
- July 23, 2017
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: While Congressional Republicans bicker over tweaks to the Affordable Care Act, the federal debt prepares to pass the $20 trillion mark. That might sound like a lot, but it’s small potatoes compared to what lay ahead. The CBO projects the debt to balloon to $92 trillion by 2047. What is
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N. Korea May Have Its Missiles To Thank For Most Significant Economic Growth In Nearly Two Decades 0
- Headline News
- July 21, 2017
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Ryan Pickrell North Korea’s economy experienced significant growth last year despite international sanctions, South Korea’s central bank revealed Friday. North Korea’s gross domestic product soared 3.9 percent, the most substantial economic growth since 1999, the Bank of Korea introduced in a new report. North Korea does not publish economic data,
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Report: The Newest Business Killer Is Sucking $1 Billion Out Of The Economy In Just A Year 0
- Headline News, Pop Culture, Tech Freedom, Top News
- March 17, 2017
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Eric Lieberman “Ransomware” is now so widespread that it cost businesses a total of $1 billion in 2016, according to a new report. Ransomware is a type of infected software designed to take over a computer system and then block access for the authorized user. Hackers encrypt information critical to the
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