Category Archives: Economics

Lifting up the lazy, shiftless and criminally inclined

Posted on July 22, 2015 by Luke Ford

Robert Weissberg writes: Americans seem to have an irrepressible urge to uplift the bottom—the lumpenproletariat, to use a fancy word– no matter how daunting the mission. The federal government has spent billions since the mid-1960s (e.g., AmeriCorps) with scant success. … Continue reading →

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Whites are 63% of America’s population but 81% of its workforce and they dominate high IQ jobs

Posted on June 29, 2015 by Luke Ford

I’m shocked at these statistics. I would have thought blacks and hispanics would dominate America’s high IQ jobs. Different average IQ levels for different groups would account for most of the differences. REPORT: Data from the U.S. Census supports this … Continue reading →

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The Decline Of America’s Middle Class

Posted on December 15, 2014 by Luke Ford

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!’

Posted on November 14, 2014 by Luke Ford

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

Posted on June 10, 2014 by Luke Ford

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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