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Tag Archives: Statism
“Homeopathic Economics”: Thoughts on the new E.U./U.S. economic figures and the Eurozone crisis
There’s been so much economic news recently it’s been hard to keep track of what going on, particularly because of the intense focus of catastrophic cases like Ireland and Greece. In order to help order my own thoughts, in this post … Continue reading
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Tagged Angela Merkel, economics, euro, Eurozone, Germany, inflation, Jean-Claude Trichet, Statism, unemployment, United States of America
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On Chinese Exports: Statism Works
An undervalued yuan, five year plans, State subsidies and tax breaks for national champions, restriction on exporting certain raw materials (needed for manufacture of certain products), cheap loans to selected companies… all are cited as “unfair trade practices” and effective … Continue reading
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