Ground Beef Price Hits New All-Time High
That drop in the gas prices came just in time. Ground beef was once a simple, basic, and easy source for protein. Now, not so much. But at least iPads are cheaper, right?
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Mises Weekends: Jay Taylor on Austrian Economics and the Next (Bigger) Crash
This week's Mises Weekends:
Jeff Deist and Jay Taylor, host of Taylor’s Hard Money Advisers, discuss the role of Austrian economics in understanding the market crash of 2008.
What True Internet Reform Should Be, Plus Ron Paul Responds to the FCC Vote
Ron Paul responds to yesterday's FCC vote.
Will Technology Render Fractional-Reserve Banks Obsolete?
Imagine that you need a cash loan to tide you over to your next paycheck, but banks cannot or will not lend to you. So you stop at a machine that looks very much like an ATM.
Mises Daily Friday: Senate Republicans Bungle Their Interrogation of Janet Yellen
Mises Daily Friday by Brendan Brown:
Janet Yellen testified before Congress this week, but the Senate Republicans, who claim to be the guardians of monetary sanity, failed to show any true understanding of monetary policy and the damage the Fed has inflicted.
Ebeling: Consumers’ Sovereignty, and Natural vs. Contrived Scarcity
One of the great myths about the capitalist system is the presumption that businessmen make profits at the expense of the consumers and workers in society. Nothing could be further from the truth.
Mises Daily Thursday: The Net Neutrality Scam
Politicians are telling us that we need the government to ensure "neutrality" in how broadband resources are allocated. However, not only is neutrality in allocation impossible, the effort to do so only hands more power over to the politicians while rendering consumers powerless.
Update From DC: James Bovard Examines the Current ‘Austerity’
Federal spending has soared by almost 20 percent since 2008. Yet, to hear Mr. Obama, one would think federal employees are forced to sell pencils on Constitution Avenue to raise funds to finance their bureaucratic salvation missions.
No “Liquidity” for Farmers
Jim Rogers has advocated buying farmland and agricultural commodities for years, but what of the current struggles faced by farmers in a time of high rents and falling commodity prices.
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