Tags: democracy
Patriotism: A Seventh Similarity between Communism and Democracy
May 2nd, 2013
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Written by Frank Li In my book Saving America, Chinese Style, I identified six similarities between communism and democracy as follows: Destruction of capitalism Brainwashing Ideology Kleptocracy 'You didn't build that'… more »
Democracy Is Broken: The Shameful Gun Vote of the US Senate
April 23rd, 2013
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Written by Elliott Morss, Morss Global Financep> Introduction For more than I year, I have been documenting that special interests groups rather than the will of the people determine what Congress legislates and what actions the US takes internationa… more »
Schumpeter On Manufactured Will
April 22nd, 2013
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by Dirk Ehnts, Econoblog101p> I am still wondering how it is possible that in Europe, more specifically, in the euro zone we are still in such a mess. Since I am working on a somewhat philosophical paper, I stumbled upon Schumpeter’s Capitalism, Soc… more »
Sequester, Capitalism, Democracy, and Money Theories
February 28th, 2013
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Written by Frank Li A big sequester is just around the corner (A Sequester No One Wants). Worried? Don't be! It's just another fabricated crisis! Besides, it's only $85B, or 2.4% of the $3.6T federal budget! If we can't cut that miniscule when the… more »
From Central Bank Independence to Democratic Public Finance
January 27th, 2013
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Dan Kervick, New Economic Perspectives Effective governance in any country requires a well-designed system of public finance through which that government can achieve its various purposes and pursue the public interest. If the system of public fina… more »
