Monthly Archives: August 2016

How to Fix Healthcare

Posted on August 31, 2016 by Fantasy Free Economics

First understand that there has been no free market health care system in the United States in over a century. Free market healthcare ended  when doctors were first required to be licensed. That did not completely eliminate free market influences. … Continue reading →

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Is Hillary A Crook? Is Hillary Sick?

Posted on August 27, 2016 by Fantasy Free Economics

Is Hillary Clinton a crook? That alone doesn’t disqualify her from being president. Some of the most liked and respected U.S. presidents have been crooks. When we elect, a President, U.S. Representative or Senator are we not in fact hiring … Continue reading →

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Beware the Crisis of High Drug Prices

Posted on August 25, 2016 by Jean Taylor

by Jean Taylor We’re currently seeing a spate of stories about the crisis of high prices for pharmaceuticals, and that should make consumers and voters wary. We all should remember Rahm Emanuel’s admonition to never let a crisis go to … Continue reading →

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Stock Market Update 8/24/16

Posted on August 24, 2016 by Fantasy Free Economics

We are headed into the historically weakest time of the year. Most market crashes have occurred between about now through the middle of October. The Bank of Japan, their central bank, practically owns their stock market. Central banks, including the … Continue reading →

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It Is Not Hillary’s Fault!

Posted on August 23, 2016 by Fantasy Free Economics

My sons have heard this thousands of times. “When a lie is told there are two guilty parties. There is the liar of course but also the one for whom the truth is not good enough’” James Quillian Hillary Clinton … Continue reading →

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All Presidents Have Common Ground

Posted on August 22, 2016 by Fantasy Free Economics

A president is a sociopath with a high IQ. Sadly, in any democracy citizens project their own personality characteristics onto their public officials. All through school, democracy is treated like a happy system where all the animals have friendly debates, … Continue reading →

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How to Legalize Marijuana

Posted on August 21, 2016 by Fantasy Free Economics

It is a myth, that laws get changed by politely petitioning representatives, thinking that the representatives will champion a cause if they can see that it is the right thing to do. Marijuana laws are kept on the books because … Continue reading →

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Thinking is a Second Choice

Posted on August 19, 2016 by Fantasy Free Economics

I have already made the case that work is a distant second choice. Is thinking work? If thinking was not work, more people would enjoy doing math problems.The process of thinking is very tiresome. For people who don’t normally think, … Continue reading →

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Work is a Second Choice

Posted on August 18, 2016 by Fantasy Free Economics

19th ­century French economist Frederic Bastiat often mentioned that when possible men would live off the efforts of others. As simple as this is, economics as a discipline assumes the opposite. I not only acknowledge that work is a second … Continue reading →

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Short Stock Market Update 07-17-16

Posted on August 17, 2016 by Fantasy Free Economics

The spike in etf volume means that tomorrow an organized attempt to move the market higher.                   There have been no articles about how bad the market looks. There may be few … Continue reading →

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