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I think the logical conclusion of Austrian economics is to disallow not only central banking, but fractional reserve banking as well. Such an economy would be completely different from our own and it would be a very difficult transition.

It has already been done by more noteworthy economists: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d0nERTFo-Sk&feature=player_embedded

I have thought something strangely similar: Basically, few people make a distinction between the theoretical notion of a free market, and how capitalism (or any economic system?) actually functions. In the real world elites and coelitions of "others" attempt to extract economic rents from...

An example of what can cause contango to significantly exceed full carry is an economic distortion that requires more of a certain good to be moved to storage beyond what is perhaps easy to store. The forward market creates an incentive to find new ways to store and arb the commodity. An...

I was referring to Africans that live in the USA, in other words African Americans. My contribution to this thread was with regard to the notion that our school system is failing do to "teachers unions" and the movie, "waiting for superman" which was mentioned in the first post.

I have heard this before and there might be some truth to it. Most likely the difference then was a result of two things: 1. Different expectations. No one expected the majority of Africans to display any significant academic ability. Certainly, there were standouts, yet the more...

A few of his ideas: A broader range of low cost options that are better suited to each students innate ability. For example much of the expensive "career oriented" education could be replaced with a rigorous certification process and apprenticeships/internships. Kids with low...

Facts are facts Z. Low IQ populations are not able to fulfill the requirements of rigorous academic program, and never will. If any student is held to a standard that is not appropriate, they will experience continual failure. Rather than "superman" we need a truth serum and cold look at...

I have yet to see the superman movie, yet I have heard it ignores the real issue: The problem is the students, not the schools. http://www.amazon.com/Bad-Students-Not-Schools/dp/141281345X If you replaced the student population at these problem schools with North Asians, Northern...

They will keep at it till the present value of future liabilities is sufficiently eroded and the real purchasing power of wages has also fallen. People will be happily back at work making "more than ever before" with 90% of them not realizing that the psychological impact of a higher...

Looks like a bad deal. Trying to rush do to greed might work and speed things along by a few years, at the risk of seriously damaging your business. If you give parasites like this leverage on you it never ends. Your first setback and "poof" your business is gone. Of course perhaps you...

Very interesting point Steve

One thing I notice is that not everyone shares the same vision of what, "The american dream" or the good life is. I would say that for 85 to 90% of people, the "good life" is NOT scrapping, scrounging, and fighting your way to the top, or trying to "get rich" or "leave a mark". Most people...

The market is providing incentives that are needed at this time given supply and demand over time, ie consumption vs storage. Nothing is broken, bone is correct. For example when near term demand dropped of a cliff and short term finance dried up a few years ago a large profit incentive...

777, What is so funny? The trade simulator Joe uses fills his buy orders on the best bid instantly, why should the real money trading be any different?

I will have to try that.

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The secret to success with women is knowing what to avoid: 1. Bad relationship with her father/no father 2. Parents who hate eachother/badly broken home 3. Majored in sociology or some other major loaded with feminist brainwashing 3. says words like "empowered" with a strait face. 4...

Much of wall street is close to obsolete in terms of any productive value. At this point wall street is what, 95% rent seeking? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rent_seeking