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Not So Dumb as Economists, Part 1

…comes, though even then it would only work to eradicate discrimination from the whole industry if the industry was essentially a competitive one. If the industry is not sufficiently competitive,…

The Medicare Sky Is Falling (Part 2)

…$196 billion. Secondly, the ACA raises another $750 billion, primarily by collecting new fees from the health care industry (which can afford the fees because it will have so many…

Tax Patents

…ban, but that has been politically difficult, possibly because of the patent bar’s interest in the matter and those in the technology industry who fear that bans on tax strategy…