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Monthly Archives: May 2013
Is it Juice or Juice? Word Socialism in South Africa
Governments want to own (that is, control) everything, and words are certainly no exception. Fruit juice manufacturers in South Africa are being forced to take the word “juice” off their label because the state thinks they’re lying to their customers. You … Continue reading
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Tagged nanny state, property rights, regulation, socialism, trade
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Re: A discussion on money and cash
Julien: Thanks for your post. A few quick comments. Austrian theory, at core, is not particularly concerned with WHAT is money. If the market wants seashells, gold, liquid assets, or futures contracts of a broad basket of commodities, there is nothing … Continue reading
A discussion on money and cash
Following on from Gareth’s Bitcoin post, I would like to initiate a discussion around the functions of money vs. cash (the asset class, not the physical form of currency). My hope is that this discussion forms a sort of case … Continue reading
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