Independence Institute

The Rights of Mother Earth 0
- TRANSPORTATION - Miscellaneous
- April 25, 2011
Here‘s a great way to bring about the collapse of civilization: declare that Mother Earth has equal rights with humans and give anyone standing to represent Mother Earth in court in challenging any activity by anyone else. In practically no time, the gears of industry would grind to a halt, agriculture would shut down, and […]
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Contributing Factors, Part Two 0
- TRANSPORTATION - Miscellaneous
- April 22, 2011
Be sure to read part one first. Greedy bankers: Changes in the banking industry caused the crisis, many writers claim, by creating perverse incentives to earn short-term profits by making long-term risks. “High leverage and risk-taking in general was fueled by the Street’s indulgent compensation practices,” says Lowenstein (p. 287). A prime example is Joseph […]
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Contributing Factors, Part One 0
- TRANSPORTATION - Miscellaneous
- April 21, 2011
Today and tomorrow, as a part of the Antiplanner’s continuing series about the 2008 economic meltdown, I am going to look at many of the supposed causes of the crisis and show that, while some of them may have made the crisis worse, none of them were the ultimate cause of the crisis. In some […]
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Federal Budget Outlook 0
- TRANSPORTATION - Miscellaneous
- April 20, 2011
Republican and Democratic responses to Standard & Poor’s negative outlook on the federal debt are so predictable they could have been scripted years ago. Democrats want to address the deficit by soaking the rich; Republicans want to cut supposedly vital programs such as Medicare and Planned Parenthood. The problem with soaking the rich, as economist […]
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