Does Government Spending Create More Economic Growth?
A cut in government outlays is great news for wealth generators and to the economy.
Money and Banking
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Mario Draghi’s Fatal Conceit
Central bankers seek to shrug off any limits to their power. Only if totally unrestrained, they believe, can they truly do "whatever it takes."
What Is the Liquidity Trap?
"Too little spending" does not cause recessions. On the contrary, too much spending spurred by central bank meddling is what leads to booms and busts.
Are Central Banks Nationalising the Economy?
Massive monetization of debt is just a way of perpetuating and strengthening the crowding-out effect of the public sector over the private sector.
Austrian Monetary Theory vs. Federal Reserve Inflation Targeting
When a central bank sets a two-percent price inflation target as a guide for monetary policy, it is targeting an arbitrary construction of economic statisticians.
The Chinese Economy’s Fatal Flaws
China faces problems of both an easy-money-induced bubble, and a corrupt regulatory regime.
The Relationship Between Saving and Money
It is not money that funds economic activity but the saved pool of final consumer goods. Money only facilitates the flow of the real savings.
A Tale of Two “Deflationary” Booms — The Gilded Age vs. Today
Today's easy-money-fueled economic "boom" doesn't compare well to booms of the past.
People’s QE? It’s Venezuela with Tea and Cakes
Jeremy Corbyn's "People's QE" is just the Argentinian model and the Venezuelan model disguised in Anglo-Saxon terms.
Week in Review: August 19, 2017
The growth of government comes at the expense of civility.
