Category Archives: Economics

The Decline Of America’s Middle Class

From comments to Steve Sailer: * Ezra comments: Speaking of MSM obliviousness, heres a long WaPo feature about the decline of the American middle class. Now, it goes w/o saying that immigration is never mentioned as a possible reason. That’s … Continue reading

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‘Buy The Toxic Assets!’

I enjoy listening to Econ Talk by my former UCLA professor, Russell Roberts, the famed economist who helped inspire my conversion to Orthodox Judaism. Roberts is a model interviewer. Listening to him reminds me of all the long talks we … Continue reading

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Companies Like Uber Offer Less Opportunity For Graft

In my experience, taxis are hideously expensive. To take a taxi from 90035 to LAX with no traffic will cost you about $30. To take Uber will cost you about $20 and you will be more likely to get an … Continue reading

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Why Are We In This Mess?

George Gilder told Dennis Prager yesterday: “We have capital flight from the United States and human capital flight…moving to more attractive investment environments. This is the wrong time to go over the fiscal cliff in January, rescinding President Bush’s good … Continue reading

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Do High Taxes Raise More Money?

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