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The art of economics consists in looking not merely at the immediate hut at the longer effects of any act or policy; it consists in tracing the consequences of that policy not merely for one group but for all groups—Henry Hazlitt

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Tuesday, September 04, 2012

How the Rent Seeking Model Failed Enron

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When companies shift focus from servicing the consumers to seeking to profit from regulation, trouble lies ahead. That’s the story of Enron...

Saturday, June 30, 2012

The Anatomy of Rent Seeking: China Edition

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Rent seeking is simply the manipulation of the social or political environment in order to obtain wealth through monopoly privileges ( Wikip...

Saturday, May 26, 2012

Warren Buffett’s Political Entrepreneurship Investing Paradigm

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Warren Buffett has been unabashed crony for the Obama regime , to the extent that has even spited on the principles embraced by his Dad, Ho...

Sunday, April 01, 2012

Quote of the Day: Keynes the Crony

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Writes Bob Wenzel , He was 83% long going into the downturn that resulted in the 1929 crash. So how could Keynes be a great investor wi...

Monday, March 19, 2012

Quote of the Day: Central Banking Crony Capitalism

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The second point made in the classic video is that open market operations are a handout to the dealer banks. Suppose the government is go...

Thursday, March 15, 2012

How Foreign Trade Restrictions Obstructs Economic Growth

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In discussing the official complaint filed by the US at the World Trade Organization (WTO) against China’s rare earth export restrictions, C...

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