“Despite the progress made on inflation over the last three months, and the risk of overtightening noted by Waller and Powell, the FOMC is unlikely to cut its federal funds rate target next week.” ~William J. Luther
“The more the state becomes involved in everyday affairs, the more we move to a rent-seeking society, enabling a power dynamic based on what can be accessed rather than on what can be earned.” ~Kimberlee Josephson
“This perspective emphasizes that social conflicts are the central cause of inflationary pressures. The Marxist undertones of CTIs suggest that inflation results from social injustice, implying a moral imperative for government intervention to right the supposed wrongs.” ~Nicolás Cachanosky
“Goods and services received gratuitously are not the same as those obtained as a right, especially when governments have extorted tax-‘payers’ at the point of a gun.” ~Joakim Book
“When it comes to ‘missing context’ about climate change, official government agencies can be among the worst offenders, not just on social media but also on agency websites.” ~E. Calvin Beisner
“The idea of ‘line up!’ is deeply ingrained in most of us, to the point where we are angry if someone ‘cuts’ in line ahead or, for that matter, behind us.” ~Michael Munger
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“The negative connotation conveyed by the term ‘trade deficit’ is so very useful to the protectionist cause that protectionists seem to have no interest in getting their — or their audiences’ — thinking straight about this concept.” ~Donald J. Boudreaux
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