Ed Bugos

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Why Austrian Business Cycle Theory Is Better than Keynesianism

10/28/2024 Mises Wire Ed Bugos

“…boom and bust cycles are caused—not by the mysterious workings of the capitalist system—but by governmental interventions in that system.” — Murray Rothbard Another way to put it is that the primary...

The Problem with Public Transit

08/11/2023 Mises Wire Ed Bugos

A friend of mine works for the public sector, in transit specifically. When I asked him to tell me what value he saw in “public transit” for society, he replied, You must be from the stone ages...

Inevitable Inflation?

07/19/2013 Mises Daily Ed Bugos

In any other country where the capital structure is less developed, the transition to price inflation would be more intense and instantaneous.

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Why Austrian Business Cycle Theory Is Better than Keynesianism

12/01/2024 Ed Bugos

As the Federal Reserve engineers one financial bubble after another, we are reminded that the Austrian Business Cycle Theory explains what is happening and how there is a better way.

The Problem with Public Transit

09/05/2023 Ed Bugos

Much of government-owned transportation destroys rather than adds to wealth. The lack of a sound system of economic calculation is to blame.

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