by Runaway Slave | Aug 3, 2011 | Economics, Free Market, Libertarian Curmudgeon, Uncategorized
The Single Most Reliable Indicator In this video excerpt, Elliott Wave Financial Forecast Editor Steve Hochberg explains one of the most important things to keep in mind when assessing a market, “Extreme opinions, shared widely, constitute the single most...
by Runaway Slave | Nov 4, 2009 | Current Affairs, Economics, Essays & Articles, Free Market, Freemarket, government jobs, Libertarian Curmudgeon, stimulus money, stimulus package
Fighting capitalism is a thankless task that requires not only a colossal arrogance, but a masterful mendacity. A notable example is the Obama administration’s bragging about having created 640,000 jobs with $159 billion of “stimulus” money. Whether that many jobs...
by Runaway Slave | Sep 23, 2009 | Current Affairs, Essays & Articles, Free Market, Freemarket, Health, Health Care, health insurance, Libertarian Curmudgeon, Obamacare
My readers in their comments about medical care uniformly show a great, and on the evidence, inexplicable trust in Uncle Sam’s ability to do exactly what he promises. They show an equal distrust of ‘greedy’ insurance companies. While mistrust of insurance companies is...
