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Proudly delegitimizing the state since 2005

"Aye, free! Free as a tethered ass!" —W.S. Gilbert

"All the affairs of men should be managed by individuals or voluntary associations, and . . . the State should be abolished." —Benjamin Tucker

"You must first enable the government to control the governed; and in the next place oblige it to control itself." —James Madison

"Fat chance." —Sheldon Richman

Showing posts with label Consumption. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Consumption. Show all posts
Sunday, December 22, 2024

Who Needs What?

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"[I]t is evident ... that the man, who first made himself clothes and built himself a cabin, supplied himself with things which he did ...
Monday, December 09, 2024

We Can't Consume Our Way to Prosperity

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Once upon a time, John Stuart Mill could write these words truthfully ("Of the Influence of Consumption on Production," 1844) : It...
Friday, December 06, 2024

TGIF: Supply Precedes Demand

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"Consumption is the sole end and purpose of all production." —Adam Smith,  The Wealth of Nations , 1776 "In the market econom...
Wednesday, May 29, 2024

Economics in One Other Lesson

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"The number one principle of economics...: the secret of mass consumption is mass production.... What about distribution? Here's wh...
Monday, March 21, 2022

Law of the Jungle vs. Law of the Market

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In the jungle, consumers compete, tooth and claw, with each other for scarce food. In the market, producers compete, peacefully, with each...
Friday, December 01, 2017

Consumption Is the Purpose of Production

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My column "Consumption Is the Purpose of Production" has been posted at the American Institute for Economic Research.
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Father, grandfather, writer, editor, pipe smoker, free thinker, libertarian market anarchist, grouser, flosser. Author of six books, including "America's Counter-Revolution: The Constitution Reconsidered"; "Coming to Palestine"; and "What Social Animals Owe to Each Other."
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