Tag Archives: Donald Trump

Taking the Stock Market Private

Posted on August 28, 2018 by Fantasy Free Economics

So the stock market gets organized support. Is the news bad? If it is the market gets extra support.  Is the news good? Then the market get just enough support.  I have written a lot to the effect that there … Continue reading →

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The Truth About Presidents

Posted on August 25, 2018 by Fantasy Free Economics

How much difference does it make if the president of the United States has been a whoremonger for most of his life? In my opinion it would make a world of difference except that with presidents, a thing like whore … Continue reading →

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Pig Races, Hog Calling Contests, Politics

Posted on July 7, 2018 by Fantasy Free Economics

A political event like a presidential or congressional campaign can be easily explained with some analogies. Pigs don’t leave the trough as long as the farmer keeps throwing in slop. Corporations and the politically powerful do not leave the trough … Continue reading →

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It is Really Just Stealing

Posted on June 11, 2018 by Fantasy Free Economics

SEC Commissioner Robert J. Jackson, Jr a Trump Appointee has recently discovered that there is not a lot of innocence in the area of corporate buybacks. He notes that insiders sell stock just as the corporate buybacks are ongoing. Wow, … Continue reading →

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We Need To Get Rid of Donald Trump

Posted on April 11, 2017 by Fantasy Free Economics

We had poor choices in the last presidential election. I picked Donald Trump only as an alternative to Hillary Clinton who had already shown her dark side. That probably was not a mistake. Donald Trump has turned out to be … Continue reading →

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Government is Your Garden

Posted on February 22, 2017 by Fantasy Free Economics

Yes, government is your garden but you never pull any weeds. The weeds have grown so high there is no room for fruit, vegetables or flowers. Not only have you failed to pull up weeds, you haven’t even taken a … Continue reading →

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Getting to Know the Neighbors

Posted on February 13, 2017 by Fantasy Free Economics

Lets suppose you have an immigrant Muslim family living on each side of you in your neighborhood. They may or may not like you. Chances are they would be polite but would limit their interactions with you. Chances are better … Continue reading →

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The Country’s Finest Legal Mind?

Posted on February 9, 2017 by Fantasy Free Economics

An important hallmark of Fantasy Free Economics is the practice of studying people and institutions according to how they function, not according to how they are defined. Other economists do it the other way and thus have no chance of … Continue reading →

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Department of Education Hurts Children Badly.

Posted on February 6, 2017 by Fantasy Free Economics

The Department of Education began under Jimmy Carter in 1979.  For over 36 years the Department of Education has been destroying the lives of students. From middle school through college, schools are now institutions of education in name only. So … Continue reading →

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When Fantasies Die

Posted on February 4, 2017 by Fantasy Free Economics

When fantasies die many who hold those fantasies to be true die with them. Donald Trump is only president. There is a limit to how much damage a president can do alone. A nation full of mush minded ignorant citizens … Continue reading →

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