Inequality, Infant Mortality and Adam Smith
…which have in the course of the present century been imposed on spirituous liquors, are not supposed to have had any effect on the wages of labour. … The high…
…which have in the course of the present century been imposed on spirituous liquors, are not supposed to have had any effect on the wages of labour. … The high…
…century, the Washington, D.C.-based libertarian think tank has been campaigning for the privatization of Social Security.” – William O’Rourke, Chicago Sun Times, August 28, 2001 Per O’Rourke it would seem…
…a problem that probably would manifest itself by 2018 or so (Medicare) and certainly would do so before mid-century (Health Care generally) and a problem that might manifest itself by…
…its costs by looting the Social Security system. They are also targeting Medicare and Medicaid. The pitch sounds preposterous to millions of ordinary working people anxious about their economic security…
…1920 to $69.6 billion in 1921. The number of unemployed people jumped from 2.1 million to 4.9 million. If there had been another 20th century recession nearly as severe as…
…computers and other office equipment, communication equipment and semiconductors. Over the last quarter century production of these high technology products has averaged about a 21% growth rate while all other…
…sales crews for a quarter-century. “You have to maximize your opportunities. You have to do what you have to do to make a deal.” [emphasis mine] Those who wonder why…
…that an effort to decide what food is healthy will lead to the mother of all lobbying battles. I think this is a case for behavioral economics. A mandate is…