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More on derivatives

…make more money by being able to play more tournaments and tournaments with more expensive buy-ins. I understand that one well-known professional player, Chris Moneymaker (and yes, that is his…

Money-Driven Medicine on Link TV

T.R. Reid hosts a Presentation of Money-Driven Medicine on Link TV (see reception information) As taken from Maggie Mahar’s Health Beat Blog. A special investigative TV program is being aired…

More on the Estate Tax

…compared to direct student loans without banks as intermediaries. The first costs the government money (to subsidize the banks) while the latter makes money for the government. Take Blackwater (now…

The Leaky Bucket Fallacy

…pay the subsidies that those employees receive. It is a terrible tax, because the subsidies are supposed to go to people who need the money and the proposal will give…

Contra General Theory Pro "The General Theory …"

…the Rate of Interest in Marshall’s Principles …) he notes that, in a liquidity trap, neither increases in the money supply nor reductions in money wages cause increased real GNP….