Daily Economy
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Free the Entrepreneurs to Deal with the COVID-19 Crisis
If states and – we can only hope – the federal government remove regulatory barriers that are preventing entrepreneurs from solving problems related to the COVID-19 crisis, perhaps that coming peak will not be a catastrophe and the shock to the economy will quickly become a distant memory.
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The Unthinkable Cruelty and Inhumanity of the Coerced Shutdown
While the 350 laid off oyster workers will likely receive very little severance, along with no assurance of future employment, those in the employ of the federal government get paid for all of their time off, health benefits, seniority income gains, you name it
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Consumer Sentiment Fell in March with More Declines Likely
Consumer sentiment fell sharply in March and is likely to show further declines in coming months as layoffs rise and the economy slows.
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For the Love of Cronies
Politicians will be politicians, you may say. But unfortunately, we will have to live with the distortions and the debt for decades to come.
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Brazilians Should Keep Slashing Their Rainforest
Everyone wants to preserve nature – but that nobody wants to do it at the expense of their children going cold or hungry. For quite a lot of the world’s remaining poor, planting trees isn’t their main priority – and shouldn’t be.
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No, We Don’t Need A New Reconstruction Finance Corporation
The Reconstruction Finance Corporation was far from the model of a scrupulous, competent and independent government agency that it is alleged to be.
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What Herbert Hoover Can Teach Us about the Reaction to the Coronavirus
Just as Hoover’s policies during the Great Depression made things worse especially for the poorest in America, the policy responses we see now will hurt.
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More Sensational Reporting on COVID-19 Estimates
We should certainly take steps to reduce those risks. But we should not sacrifice everything out of fear of losing something. Alas, such sober analysis does not lend itself to the sort of attention-grabbing click pieces that pay the bills for journalists. So we should continue to expect sensational reporting on the global pandemic. Discount…
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Why this Shortage of Personal Protective Equipment?
Yes, healthcare is much more important than fast food, which is exactly why we need to deregulate it and do so now before COVID-20, or some other contagious calamity, strikes.
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Florida Cracks Down on “Price Gouging” at the Worst-Possible Time
Products unavailable for sale at ‘normal’ prices are not actually for sale; they are utterly unobtainable – which means that their prices then are infinite.
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Free the Entrepreneurs to Deal with the COVID-19 Crisis
If states and – we can only hope – the federal government remove regulatory barriers that are preventing entrepreneurs from solving problems related to the COVID-19 crisis, perhaps that coming peak will not be a catastrophe and the shock to the economy will quickly become a distant memory.
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The Unthinkable Cruelty and Inhumanity of the Coerced Shutdown
While the 350 laid off oyster workers will likely receive very little severance, along with no assurance of future employment, those in the employ of the federal government get paid for all of their time off, health benefits, seniority income gains, you name it
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Consumer Sentiment Fell in March with More Declines Likely
Consumer sentiment fell sharply in March and is likely to show further declines in coming months as layoffs rise and the economy slows.
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•
For the Love of Cronies
Politicians will be politicians, you may say. But unfortunately, we will have to live with the distortions and the debt for decades to come.
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•
Brazilians Should Keep Slashing Their Rainforest
Everyone wants to preserve nature – but that nobody wants to do it at the expense of their children going cold or hungry. For quite a lot of the world’s remaining poor, planting trees isn’t their main priority – and shouldn’t be.
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No, We Don’t Need A New Reconstruction Finance Corporation
The Reconstruction Finance Corporation was far from the model of a scrupulous, competent and independent government agency that it is alleged to be.
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What Herbert Hoover Can Teach Us about the Reaction to the Coronavirus
Just as Hoover’s policies during the Great Depression made things worse especially for the poorest in America, the policy responses we see now will hurt.
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•
More Sensational Reporting on COVID-19 Estimates
We should certainly take steps to reduce those risks. But we should not sacrifice everything out of fear of losing something. Alas, such sober analysis does not lend itself to the sort of attention-grabbing click pieces that pay the bills for journalists. So we should continue to expect sensational reporting on the global pandemic. Discount…
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Why this Shortage of Personal Protective Equipment?
Yes, healthcare is much more important than fast food, which is exactly why we need to deregulate it and do so now before COVID-20, or some other contagious calamity, strikes.
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•
Florida Cracks Down on “Price Gouging” at the Worst-Possible Time
Products unavailable for sale at ‘normal’ prices are not actually for sale; they are utterly unobtainable – which means that their prices then are infinite.