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Tag: Economics

The Fallacy of Individualism

Conservatives tend to think of non-essential government spending as a moral and technocratic failure. The Federal government’s stimulus measures are … More

Capitalism, Economics, Individualism, Republicans, taxes

Vote for Reality

Out of the two major parties of our political system, the Republican Party is the only which is completely divorced … More

Democrats, Economics, Lincoln, Politics, Repulicans, Roosevelt, Sam Brownback, Scott Walker, Trickle-down

This American Dream

The gilded age in American history was a period of enormous economic expansion as well as unprecedented income inequality and … More

American dream, charity, Costco, Economics, Gilded age, Government, Great Depression, Great Recession, Income inequality, minimum wage, Politics, United States, Walmart

“End This Depression NOW!” by Paul Krugman

Once during a Freshman English 110 presentation about the economy, I tore into a group (because I’m that guy) claiming that the government … More

Austerity, case evidence, Economics, employment crisis, End This Depression NOW!, fiscal austerity, inflation, monetary expansion, Paul Krugman, Politics, stimulus

The Question of Inequality

Abstract: I look at the question of income inequality in different societies and how excessive inequality is significantly correlated with … More

Economics, Income inequality, Political Science, Politics, Social problems, Statistics, The Spirit Level

America Does Not Have a Debt Crisis

I know the fad in conservative think tanks is to obsess over U.S. debt, but currently the United States does … More

Debt, Deficit, Economics, Income inequality, inflation, Infrastructure, Politics, stimulus, Supply and Demand, Unemployment

A Basic Economics Lesson

The election is now just days away, and the single greatest measure to see if a president is going to … More

2012, Austerity, Economics, inflation, Obama, Politics, stimulus, taxes, Trickle-down

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