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In Latest Recession Signal, Money-Supply Growth Plummeted to a Three-Year Low in August

Money Supply

Blog09/28/2022

The money supply is on a long and fast downward trajectory. This points toward recession and is just one more indicator of economic weakness in addition to negative GDP and an inverted yield curve. 

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Inflation, the Price Level, and Economic Growth: Everything the Elites Tell You about It Is Wrong

Inflation

Blog09/08/2022

Inflation is not a product of corporate greed or rising wages. It is a fraud perpetrated by government authorities that impoverishes average people while enriching elites.

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Inflation in the USA: Where Do We Stand Today?

The FedInflation

Blog09/02/2022

Biden has declared that the USA has "zero inflation" at present. Austrian economists say, "Not so fast."

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Is a Recession Simply a Decline in GDP? What Does That Mean?

Booms and BustsEconomic PolicyInflationBusiness Cycles

Blog08/22/2022

The "official" definition of a recession is a two-consecutive-quarter decline in GDP, but there are problems with GDP measurement in the first place.

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Is College Worth It?

EducationStrategy

Blog08/19/2022

Whether you need college in today's world of unlimited digital information is exceedingly subjective.

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Inflation Makes People Poorer (And It's the Government's Fault)

The FedInflation

Blog08/15/2022

When inflation hits, we see higher overall prices for everyone. But inflation hits lower-income people the hardest, and they bear the brunt of this tax.

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Is Economic Growth Synonymous with Ecological Destruction? The NYT Gets It Wrong (Again)

Economic PolicyProperty RightsSocialism

Blog08/13/2022

The New York Times recently interviewed economist Herman Daly, who insists that economic growth is ecologically destructive. There is much more to the story.

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