tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10381208449186666632024-03-13T11:36:29.648-05:00Classical LiberalismThere is no smaller minority than the individualUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger34125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1038120844918666663.post-36189858418400532932012-12-04T14:16:00.002-06:002012-12-04T14:18:29.840-06:00I, Pencil<iframe allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen" frameborder="0" height="360" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/IYO3tOqDISE" width="640"></iframe><br />
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<a href="http://oll.libertyfund.org/?option=com_staticxt&staticfile=show.php%3Ftitle=112&Itemid=27" target="_blank">Here is the original version of I, Pencil</a> by Leonard E. Read.<br />
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John Locke understood all property as originally being held in common from God, and based the idea of just property acquisition on the process of mixing one’s own labor with a previously common and abundant resource. Through adding labor to a resource it becomes legitimately owned private property. For example, a person would be able to make property claim on a parcel of land if he is able to make use of it through farming, or he could also use the previously common trees and carve out canoes for use or sale. Someone, however, cannot legitimately make a claim to a huge geographic region of uninhibited land—he (or she) can pretend to—but does not possess the actual property right because they would not be able to make use of the vast space; it would be an empty declaration. The act of original appropriation is referred to as the homesteading principle. Locke argued that a field that is tended by human labor to harvest food is worth more than a field left untouched because the productivity of the land has been improved, adding value to the overall material standard of living of those who work or purchase food that would otherwise be more scarce in a state of nature. Through this process money had organically emerged by mutual consent as a means of exchanging perishable goods for non-perishable goods; it also allowed for the more efficient transactions between all goods, which in turn created an environment for humans to think and plan more for the long-term. In a way it is following Genesis 1:28 in subduing the earth by the ability to far more easily invest in long-term capital projects that otherwise would not be possible, or, at the minimum, would prove very difficult to accomplish on such a complex, large scale.</div>
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I find the Lockean concept of private property and its acquisition potential to be of critical importance for a peaceful, civilized, and free society. Two particular principles discussed by me earlier that I am familiar with have been developed from Lockean thought: the principles of self-ownership and non-aggression. In other words, "every man has a Property in his own Person” (Strauss, 1997, p.486) and by mixing previously common property with labor it becomes legitimate private property by the individual doing the “mixing.” When any outsider acts with unjust use force (aggresses) or makes a threat against that person or their property, it is to be considered an act of war (Strauss, 1997, 479). From this reasoning it can be deduced that in nature individuals have God-given rights of life, liberty, and property. These general principles are compatible with Scripture and necessary for voluntary peaceful human civilization.</div>
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The rejection of private property rights implies that some greater authority other than one’s self is at play. Many would say that everything is Gods property, which is true, but the rejection of private property rights for individuals on earth logically implies that someone or some group of fellow humans must have rights over other persons and their justly acquired property. I was reminded of an article about a secret agreement that revolutionized China: the secret agreement was to illegally subdivide the previously collectivized property of the village of Xiaogang into family units, and the families would be able to keep any surplus they created rather than be forced to share it. The result of this seriously life threatening agreement was an increased harvest “more than the previous five years combined” (Kestenbaum & Goldstein, 2012). The rejection for private property can naturally include people, too, if it is for the “general will” or “common good.” In the same article, a farmer asked the communist party officials if he even owned the teeth in his mouth. The party replied “No. Your teeth belong to the collective” (Kestenbaum & Goldstein, 2012). This is only one example of the disastrous effects of the rejection of property rights for modern human civilization. Today there is both theoretical and empirical evidence supporting property rights. The latter is found throughout human history but especially in the 20<sup style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 13px; font-style: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;">th</sup> century like the example above. The former is supported from many valuable angles too, but the most devastating is the problem of rational economic calculation under a socialist commonwealth, otherwise known as the economic calculation problem (ECP) (Horwitz, 1998, p.430). </div>
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Adam Smith did essentially advance an argument that is similar to the Lockean perspective but he focuses more on moral and economic thought. He seemed to view man as social with natural sentiments that are both self-interested and compassionate for those being oppressed and treated unjustly (Strauss, 1997, p.644). In general contrast to Hobbes and Rousseau, Locke and Smith saw that man in general has both self-interested and sympathetic passions. Both saw a form of limited government with individual freedoms as being most conducive to a peaceful, prosperous civil society. Hobbes and Rousseau, on the other hand, favored certain governments that may appear differently and have opposing foundations from each other, but both placed no limitations of the “absolute sovereign” or the “general will” over the individual.</div>
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Like most classical economists, Smith generally held to a labor theory of value. It shouldn’t be denied that labor does indeed play the primary role in the just acquisition of property. The implications of this theory for early laissez-faire economic analysis are fairly negligible, but when alternative systems of economic organization are planned on the basis of this theory, such as Marxism, there are significant problems. Labor cannot be considered as the lowest common denominator from which to rationally calculate and allocate scarce resources in a complex economy with the division of labor (Mises, 1981, p. 101); this is the foundation of the economic calculation problem. Without relative money prices derived from the aggregate decisions of consumers and suppliers in a market economy based on private ownership of the means of production, it is impossible for rational economic calculation; prices are packed with and relay crucial information to everyone about the relative scarcity and demand. Trying to find the relative ratios in labor from a doctor to a janitor and the millions of other occupations is impossible even with a super computer because it cannot account for value that is subjective.</div>
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Smith also recognized and put extra emphasis on the relationship between intention and consequences, specifically the convergences and divergences between good intentions and socially desirable outcomes. Paradoxically, when people pursue their self-interest under generally accepted norms of behavior with institutions that legitimately enforce and punish those who resort to the use of force or fraud, they grow wealthier as a whole. “It is not from the benevolence of the butcher, the brewer, or the baker, that we can expect our dinner, but from their regard to their own interest” (Smith, 1776, p19). Private ownership of the means of production under the social structure of division of labor was to him, and many today, “the system of natural liberty.”</div>
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Cahn, S. M. (2002). Classics <i>of moral and political philosophy. </i> New York: Oxford University Press. ISBN: 0-19-514091-5. </div>
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Horwitz, S. (1998). Monetary Calculation and Mises's Critique of Planning. <i>History Of Political Economy</i>, <i>30</i>(3), 427-450.</div>
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Kestenbaum, D. & Goldstein, J. (2012, January). The Secret Document That Transformed China. Retrieved on June 20, 2012, from<a href="http://www.npr.org/blogs/money/2012/01/20/145360447/the-secret-document-that-transformed-china" style="border: 0px; color: #003366; font-family: inherit; font-size: 13px; font-style: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;">http://www.npr.org/blogs/money/2012/01/20/145360447/the-secret-document-that-transformed-china</a></div>
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Locke, J. (1764). <i>Two Treatises of Government,</i> ed. Thomas Hollis (London: A. Millar et al., 1764). Accessed from <a href="http://oll.libertyfund.org/title/222%20on%202012-06-04" style="border: 0px; color: #003366; font-family: inherit; font-size: 13px; font-style: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;">http://oll.libertyfund.org/title/222 on 2012-06-04</a></div>
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Mises, Ludwig von. (1981) <i>Socialism: An Economic and Sociological Analysis</i>. J. Kahane, trans. 1981. Library of Economics and Liberty. Retrieved June 21, 2012 from the World Wide Web: http://www.econlib.org/library/Mises/msS.htm</div>
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Strauss, L., & Cropsey J. (Eds.). (1997). History <i>of political philosophy</i> (3rd<sup style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 13px; font-style: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;"> </sup>Ed.). Chicago: University of Chicago Press. ISBN: 0-226-77710-3.</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1038120844918666663.post-36058723578951160732012-04-30T12:21:00.001-05:002012-04-30T12:21:46.620-05:00Unofficial eponymous Laws and phrases of Political Economy<a href="http://www.coordinationproblem.org/2008/09/capitalists-cap.html" target="_blank">Horwitz’s First Law of Political Economy</a>:<br />
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<blockquote class="tr_bq"><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;"><span style="line-height: 18px;">"The biggest gripe, which surprised us somewhat, is that </span><b style="line-height: 18px;">they don’t get enough overtime</b><span style="line-height: 18px;">. They wanted to work more, to get more money." (emphasis mine)</span></span></blockquote><br />
<blockquote class="tr_bq"><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;"><span style="line-height: 18px;">"There are also things happening at Foxconn that just aren’t sexy to talk about: the cheap accommodation and subsidized food for workers, the Foxconn-run health centers right on campus, the salary that’s well above the government minimum and other companies, the continuous stream of young workers who still want to work there.</span></span></blockquote><br />
<span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">In reality, Foxconn is actually raising the bar for working conditions and worker salaries in China. Almost all the people in China were far worse off prior to China opening up free trade. Since these companies opened up factories, it has since helped raised the living standards for the workers significantly. Improving a regions average standard of living doesn't happen overnight. While they have lower living standards relative to our own in the US, their absolute level has risen dramatically over the years. </span></div>(<a href="http://www.slate.com/blogs/moneybox/2012/03/21/the_real_foxconn.html" target="_blank">H/T</a> Matt Yglesias)<br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="line-height: 18px;"><a href="http://www.benjaminwpowell.com/scholarly-publications/journal-articles/powell-and-zwolinski-the-ethical-and-economic-case-against-sweatshop-labor.pdf" target="_blank">The Ethical and Economic Case Against Sweatshop Labor:A Critical Assessment</a> by Powell</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><a href="http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=1773864" target="_blank">Structural Exploitation</a> by Matt Zwolinski</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><a href="http://bleedingheartlibertarians.com/2011/10/answering-the-left-libertarian-critique-of-sweatshops/" target="_blank">Answering the Left-Libertarian Critique of Sweatshops</a></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><a href="http://bleedingheartlibertarians.com/2011/11/sweatshops-exploitation-and-neglect/" target="_blank">Sweatshops, Exploitation, and Neglect</a></span><br />
<a href="http://bleedingheartlibertarians.com/2011/11/shouldnt-sweatshops-do-more/" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Shouldn’t Sweatshops Do More?</span></a><br />
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In his last Congress (2005-2006), he had one of the biggest spending agendas of any Republican -- sponsoring more spending increases than Republicans Lisa Murkowski, Lincoln Chafee and Thad Cochran or Democrats Herb Kohl, Evan Bayh and Ron Wyden.<br />
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<span style="background-color: #fce5cd;">“One of the criticisms I make is to what I refer to as more of a Libertarianish right,” Santorum said. “They have this idea that people should be left alone, be able to do whatever they want to do, government should keep our taxes down and keep our regulations low, that we shouldn’t get involved in the bedroom, we shouldn’t get involved in cultural issues. That is not how traditional conservatives view the world.”<br />
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</span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">There has been much discussion about income inequality lately so it seems relevant to compile some information about it. Has it been increasing? Decreasing? or remaining the same? What about income mobility and tax revenues?</span><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><b>Income Mobility</b></span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="http://blog.american.com/2011/10/tracking-the-same-households-over-time-shows-significant-income-mobility/">Mark Perry</a> of the American Enterprise Institute has analyzed the recent research from the <a href="http://www.minneapolisfed.org/research/qr/qr3411.pdf" target="_blank">Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis</a>. The summarized table below is based on income data from the <b>Panel Study of Income Dynamics that followed the same households from 2001 to 2007</b>.</span><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://blog.american.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/incomemobility.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" height="310" src="http://blog.american.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/incomemobility.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">The bottom row in the chart shows that for households in the second, middle, and fourth income quintiles in 2001, more than half of each group moved to a different earnings quintile by 2007 (61 percent, 58 percent, and 55 percent, respectively)</span><br />
<ul><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Here we can see that from 2001 to 2007, 44% of the lowest 20% had moved up, mostly to the second lowest quintile but there are also signs of moving further in that short time.</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Of the highest 20% earners, only 66% remained in their position while 34% had moved down the income ladder. </span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">For the middle 20% of income earners, 58% had moved either up or down from their quintile.</span></li>
</ul><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">The point of this data here is that income mobility was actually changing more than what many would expect, and in a short time frame. It shows that income mobility goes both ways in a dynamic US labor market: <b>upward and downward</b>.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Professor Steven Hortiwz does an excellent job of explaining the dynamics of income mobility. It is worth the 3 minutes.</span><br />
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<a href="http://www.taxfoundation.org/files/sr180.pdf" target="_blank"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Income Mobility and the Persistence Of Millionaires, 1999 to 2007.</span></a><br />
<a href="http://bleedingheartlibertarians.com/2011/06/markets-and-the-economic-condition-of-the-poor/" target="_blank"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Markets and the Economic Condition of the Poor</span></a><br />
<a href="http://www.minneapolisfed.org/research/qr/qr3411.pdf" target="_blank"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Facts on the Distributions of Earnings,Income, and Wealth in the United States:2007 Update</span></a><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Income </span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><b>Inequality</b></span></span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">According to <a href="http://politicalcalculations.blogspot.com/2011/10/shocking-trend-in-us-individual-income.html" style="font-style: italic;" target="_blank">Political Calculations</a><i>, </i>the most common measure of income inequality in a nation is the <a href="http://people.hofstra.edu/geotrans/eng/ch4en/meth4en/ch4m1en.html" target="_blank">Gini Coefficient</a>. "0" represents absolute equality and "1" represents absolute inequality. Contrary to popular opinion, below you can see that the trend in income inequality from 1994 to 2010 has leveled off. This information is the Gini Coefficient for the U.S. population based on the 2010 U.S. Census.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">The following graph shows the Income Dispersion for U.S. households and families from 1967 to 2010. According to Professor <a href="http://blog.american.com/2011/10/census-data-show-income-inequality-in-the-u-s-has-been-flat-since-1994/" target="_blank">Mark Perry</a>,</span><br />
<blockquote class="tr_bq"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">According to three different Census Bureau measures, income inequality in America increased only gradually from the 1960s through the mid-1990s, but since then has remained relatively constant. Therefore, the factual record of income data in the United States certainly doesn’t support the claims that income inequality has “exploded” recently. A more accurate description of income inequality over the last several decades would be to say that it “flat-lined” starting in about 1994.</span></blockquote><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://blog.american.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/perry4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" height="536" src="http://blog.american.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/perry4.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
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<div style="text-align: -webkit-auto;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Additional reading:</span></b></div><div style="text-align: -webkit-auto;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="http://www.stlouisfed.org/publications/itv/articles/?id=1920" target="_blank">U.S. Income Inequality: It’s Not So Bad</a></span><br />
<a href="http://myslu.stlawu.edu/~shorwitz/Good/myths.htm" target="_blank">CONTEMPORARY ECONOMIC MYTHS</a></div><div style="text-align: -webkit-auto;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qa5477/is_200810/ai_n31171769/?tag=content;col1" target="_blank">Three Contemporary Economic Myths About Income and Material Well Being</a></span><br />
<a href="http://www.cato.org/pub_display.php?pub_id=10351" target="_blank">Thinking Clearly about Economic Inequality</a></div><div style="text-align: -webkit-auto;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">Income Inequality and Demographics</span></b></div><div style="text-align: -webkit-auto;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">It is important to not only look at relative inequality but to determine the differences between high-income households from low-income households.</span></div><div style="text-align: -webkit-auto;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://blog.american.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/Perry-incomeinequality.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" height="404" src="http://blog.american.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/Perry-incomeinequality.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Professor <a href="http://blog.american.com/2011/10/income-inequality-can-be-explained-by-household-demographics/" target="_blank">Mark Perry summarizes</a> some of the main points in the graph above:</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"></div><ul><li style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">On average, there were significantly more income earners per household in the top income quintile households (1.97) than earners per household in the lowest-income households (0.43).2. </span></li>
</ul><ul><li style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Married-couple households represented a much greater share of the top income quintile (78.4 percent) than for the bottom income quintile (17 percent), and single-parent or single households represented a much greater share of the bottom quintile (83 percent) than for the top quintile (21.6 percent).3. </span></li>
</ul><ul><li style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Roughly 3 out of 4 households in the top income quintile included individuals in their prime earning years between the ages of 35-64, compared to only 43.6 percent of household members in the bottom fifth who were in that age group.4. </span></li>
</ul><ul><li style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Compared to members of the top income quintile, household members in the bottom income quintile were 1.6 times more likely to be in the youngest age group (under 35 years), and three times more likely to be in the oldest age group (65 years and over).5. </span></li>
</ul><ul><li style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">More than four times as many top quintile households included at least one adult who was working full-time in 2010 (77.2 percent) compared to the bottom income quintile (only 17.4 percent), and more than five times as many households in the bottom quintile included adults who did not work at all (68.2 percent) compared to top quintile households whose family members did not work (13.3 percent).6. </span></li>
</ul><ul><li style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Family members of households in the top income quintile were about five times more likely to have a college degree (60.3 percent) than members of households in the bottom income quintile (only 12.1 percent). In contrast, family members of the lowest income quintile were 12 times more likely than those in the top income quintile to have less than a high school degree in 2010 (26.7 percent vs. 2.2 percent).</span></li>
</ul><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">One would expect that households with more people earning income would be in a higher quintile than those with fewer income earners. Education, age, employment duration (full-time, part-time, or not working), and marital status are seen to be additional factors for this inequality. This should not be much of a surprise.</span><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><b>The cost and standard of Living</b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="http://myslu.stlawu.edu/~shorwitz/Good/myths.htm" target="_blank">Steven Horwitz writes</a>:<br />
<blockquote class="tr_bq">The ultimate measure of the cost of consumption goods is the labor time needed to purchase them. A pair of pants might cost $20, but if the average industrial wage is $2/hr then those are more "expensive" than if the average industrial wage is $10/hr. Five times more expensive, we might add. When looked at this way, the real cost of living has dropped significantly and consistently over the course of the century and the last few decades. </blockquote></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Examples of prices of various inflation-adjusted goods relative to year are <a href="http://www.coordinationproblem.org/2009/11/the-economic-condition-of-poor-americans-and-the-rest-of-us-continues-to-improve.html" target="_blank">here</a>, <a href="http://myslu.stlawu.edu/~shorwitz/Good/myths.htm" target="_blank">here</a>, and <a href="http://www.coordinationproblem.org/2010/01/a-corrected-version-of-my-19992009-price-data.html" target="_blank">HERE</a>. This shows that the cost of living has decreased in many important ways relative to the past, and that our general standard of living has increased. In fact, as society has grown wealthier, the poor have been able to obtain goods that they rarely had access to in the past. For example, in 1984 only 42.5% of the poor had an A/C unit, but in 2005 that grew to almost 86%. These units are not just for luxury either, they can help save lives from extreme conditions.</span></div></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="400" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/W8SLIt7xZxU" width="560"></iframe></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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<div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">From an <a href="http://www.cato.org/pub_display.php?pub_id=13803" style="text-align: -webkit-auto;" target="_blank">article by Michael Tanner</a> of the Cato Institute, he says that "data just released by the Tax Foundation, the top 1 percent of the wealthiest Americans earned 16.9 percent of all adjusted gross income in the United States. While no doubt that's a lot of money, it actually represents a decline from 2008, when the rich earned 20 percent of all income.<span class="Apple-style-span" style="text-align: -webkit-auto;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px;">"</span></span></span></div></div></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">The October 2011 <a href="http://www.taxfoundation.org/publications/show/250.html" target="_blank">Tax Foundation study </a> includes charts on the AGI earned and income taxes paid:</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit; font-size: 12px;"><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">The following chart compares 1980 income earned and federal taxes paid versus 2009 Income earned and Federal income taxes paid based on the information above from the Tax Foundation (I just whipped this up).</span><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8l8vwZ6jv2oq1iekFenRd_izXMoNGSGM0IHz6bZmyjImRsajeVwn4VcuTKzXZfSU7TPylyMX5_hCWStOIysYzzE7YZOTgIkaVrQu6YJHZxJEJJYPX5BVHkNfxiRCKgQqhY4M1sbOnFkfx/s1600/1980and2009+AGIandTax.bmp" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8l8vwZ6jv2oq1iekFenRd_izXMoNGSGM0IHz6bZmyjImRsajeVwn4VcuTKzXZfSU7TPylyMX5_hCWStOIysYzzE7YZOTgIkaVrQu6YJHZxJEJJYPX5BVHkNfxiRCKgQqhY4M1sbOnFkfx/s1600/1980and2009+AGIandTax.bmp" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Here we can see that the Top 1% AGI was 8.46% in 1980 and 19.05% in 2009 whereas the Federal Income taxes paid was 19.05% and 36.76%, respectively. Regarding the top 0.1%, the <a href="http://www.taxfoundation.org/news/show/27713.html" style="text-align: -webkit-auto;" target="_blank">Tax Foundation says</a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="text-align: -webkit-auto;">:</span></div><blockquote class="tr_bq"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">The study also takes a look at the very highest earners, the top 0.1 percent of tax returns, which the IRS only began singling out in recent years. In 2009, those 138,000 tax returns accounted for nearly 7.8% of adjusted gross income earned (down from almost 10% in 2008), and they paid around 17% of the nation's federal individual income taxes (down from 18.5% percent in 2008)."</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">The very highest income group—the top one-tenth of one percent—actually has a lower average effective income tax rate than the rest of the top 1 percent of returns because these extremely high-income returns are more likely to have income from capital gains and dividends, which are typically taxed at lower rates," said Logan. "It's worth pointing out that in the case of capital gains and dividends, however, income derived from these sources has already been taxed once by the corporate income tax, which is not included in the current study, meaning the average effective tax rate numbers can be somewhat misleading."</span></blockquote>The bottom 50% had a total AGI of 17.68% in 1980 and 13.48% in 2009. The bottom 50% as a group did see less overall income as a percentage of the total but their income tax burden went from 7.05% in 1980 down to 2.25% in 2009. So while they are making almost 24% less in adjusted gross income, they are paying 68% less in Federal income taxes as of 2009.<br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"> Tax Revenues</span></b></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Raising taxes if often thought of as a way to provide greater revenue but as <a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703514904575602943209741952.html?KEYWORDS=hauser" target="_blank">Hauser's Law</a> demonstrates, the following chart shows that there has been almost no correlation between the top marginal tax rate on individuals and total federal revenue as a percentage of GDP. Hauser says, "Tax revenues as a share of GDP have averaged just under 19%, whether tax rates are cut or raised. Better to cut rates and get 19% of a larger pie."</span><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://taxprof.typepad.com/.a/6a00d8341c4eab53ef01348992e7dd970c-500wi" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" src="http://taxprof.typepad.com/.a/6a00d8341c4eab53ef01348992e7dd970c-500wi" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Date sources: top marginal rates from the IRS, Historical <a href="http://www.irs.gov/taxstats/article/0,,id=175910,00.html" target="_blank">Table 23</a>, federal revenue 1930-2002 from <a href="http://www.census.gov/compendia/statab/hist_stats.html" target="_blank">US Statistical Abstract, Historical Statistics</a>, federal revenue 2003-07 from <a href="http://www.census.gov/compendia/statab/cats/federal_govt_finances_employment/federal_budget--receipts_outlays_and_debt.html" target="_blank">US Statistical Abstract, Table 451</a>.</span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">The following site has more charts than you probably need but it includes more data on total tax revenues including, state, local, property, business, and social taxes.</span><br />
<a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/history-of-tax-rates?comments_page=2&op=1" target="_blank"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">THE TRUTH ABOUT TAXES: Here's How High Today's Rates Really Are</span></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1038120844918666663.post-6856968400907425742011-11-01T11:16:00.005-05:002011-11-01T11:23:16.288-05:00Government Policy and the Housing Crisis<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;"><a href="http://news.investors.com/Article/589858/201110311638/Housing-Crisis-Obama-Clinton-Subprime.htm">IBD had an article out today</a> that discusses 20 page "<a href="http://www.ots.treas.gov/_files/25022.pdf">Policy Statement on Discrimination in Lending</a>" back in 1994 and the impact that had on creating the conditions for a housing bubble.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">In summary, the conclusions of the original "discrimination" study was wrong. The reason for a disparity in lending to minority groups was not due to racial discrimination from banks, rather it was the result of their (good) traditional underwriting standards. According to criticism of the original study of bank lending practices back in 1994:</span><br />
<blockquote class="tr_bq"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">The study did not take into account a host of other relevant data factoring into denials, including applicants' net worth, debt burden and employment record. Other variables, such as the size of down payments and the amount of the loans sought to the value of the property being bought, also were left out of the analysis. It also failed to consider whether the borrower submitted information that could not be verified, the presence of a cosigner and even the loan amount.</span></blockquote><blockquote class="tr_bq"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">When these missing data were factored in, it became clear that the rejection rates were based on legitimate business decisions, not racism.</span></blockquote><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">Another excerpt from the article:</span><br />
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<blockquote class="tr_bq"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">The fair-lending task force's original policy paper undercuts the notion the financial crisis was all about banker "greed," though it certainly played a role after the fact. Rather, it offers compelling evidence that the crisis evolved chiefly from government mandates and threats to increase lending to applicants who could not afford them.</span></blockquote><blockquote class="tr_bq"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 24px;"><br />
</span></span></blockquote><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">I highly suggest reading the <a href="http://news.investors.com/Article.aspx?id=589858&p=1">entire article</a>. Tom Woods has a great book on the subject as well. While "greed" and other variables naturally came along afterwords, this looks more and more like it began as a policy of putting people (or certain protected groups) before profits. It created the conditions for what was to come: manipulated markets, a housing bubble, and the Great Recession.</span><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://static.seekingalpha.com/uploads/2009/2/18/saupload_meltdown.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://static.seekingalpha.com/uploads/2009/2/18/saupload_meltdown.jpg" width="213" /></a></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1038120844918666663.post-76172918993612469372011-10-13T15:57:00.028-05:002012-03-12T15:37:00.647-05:00Progressive Era Eugenics<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">I have two objectives for this post: 1) to create a page with some basic information on the various dark issues of the progressive era and 2) to provide a one-stop place for additional resources for further reading and reference. (I may update this page)</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: -webkit-auto;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;"><br />
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</div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: -webkit-auto;"><a href="http://www.thefreemanonline.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/Freeman-Oct-11-cover.highres-web1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; display: inline !important; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="http://www.thefreemanonline.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/Freeman-Oct-11-cover.highres-web1.jpg" width="159" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="clear: left; display: inline !important; font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">Steven Horwitz and Art Carden presented a great article in the Freeman this month titled <a href="http://www.thefreemanonline.org/featured/eugenics-progressivism%E2%80%99s-ultimate-social-engineering/">Eugenics: Progressivism's Ultimate Social Engineering</a>, which is something I find very fascinating, as it is often a neglected part of America's history, and perhaps this is very intentional. It reminds me of intentions and how different they may be between, say, the progressives in the progressive era and progressives today (or are they?), yet how they have similar outcomes. Minimum wage laws are just one prime example where progressive eugenic advocates used laws enforced by government to indirectly exclude <a href="http://www.princeton.edu/~tleonard/papers/retrospectives.pdf">“the unemployable” or “low-wage races”</a> from gaining employment. Back then, Fabian socialists and progressives acknowledged the consequences of greater unemployment with minimum wage laws but, as Sidney and Beatrice Webb put it,<a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&cd=2&ved=0CCgQFjAB&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.princeton.edu%2F~tleonard%2Fpapers%2Funfit.pdf&ei=QmyUTo9gsoewAtn57O4B&usg=AFQjCNH8oK_nn-yRRrP-5jjY0rpRbmNXaQ"> "this unemployment is not a mark of social disease, but actually of social health."</a> </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">It should be clear that for supporters of individual liberty and reduced government (or anti-Statist), Eugenics would not be possible. <a href="http://www.lewrockwell.com/kirkwood/kirkwood37.html">A government is the only institution that can be used to create and enforce eugenic policies.</a> Here is where America--and much of the world-- transforms from laissez-fair to Collectivism.</span><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">Thomas C. Leonard in <a href="http://www.princeton.edu/~tleonard/papers/mistaking.pdf"><i>Mistaking Eugenics for Social Darwinism: Why Eugenics is Missing from the History of American Economics</i></a> writes:</span></div><blockquote><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">“Social Darwinism” is not understood as a description of Darwin’s ideas applied to society. It has devolved into an omnibus term of abuse, encompassing the full catalog of capitalist ideologies the progressives are seen to have opposed. In the United States, “social Darwinism” connotes the use of vaguely Darwinian ideas—as reduced to stock phrases such as “survival of the fittest” and the “struggle for existence”—to explain and justify a brutish laissez-faire capitalism of late-nineteenthcentury America, and nearly always applies to laissez-faire scholars seen to oppose progressive-minded reform.</span></blockquote><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;"><b>Darwinian Individualism</b></span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;"><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">Social Darwinism owes much of its currency to <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Hofstadter">Richard Hofstadter</a>, and had been most frequently used as a pejorative against classical liberalism or laissez-faire capitalism. <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herbert_Spencer">Herbert Spencer</a> is known for coining the concept of "survival of the fittest" but his work predated Darwin and he did not fit the "Social Darwinist" type as commonly understood, i.e., he opposed the justification for war and imperialism. Laissez-faire could hardly be consistent the idea of State control of human breeding, yet social Darwinism is still attributed to the philosophy. Here we start to see the nascence of another type of Social Darwinism.</span><br />
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<a href="http://www.xtimeline.com/__UserPic_Large/1641/ELT200712101206580678337.GIF" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="125" src="http://www.xtimeline.com/__UserPic_Large/1641/ELT200712101206580678337.GIF" width="200" /></a><a href="http://www.princeton.edu/~tleonard/papers/Eugenics.pdf"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">Progressives had an underside that included scientific </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">racism, eugenics and imperialism. </span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">Progressives viewed laissez-faire as a policy of promoting the 'unfit' to breed while the so-called 'fit' would be dwarfed in size over time because they tended to repopulate at lower levels. Eugenics policies needed to be adopted by the government in order to close the door to the unfit breeds of humans so that the "superior races" can survive and thrive. <a href="http://www.princeton.edu/~tleonard/papers/otherbel.pdf" target="_blank">Progressive Era reformers drawn to eugenics believed that some human groups were inferior to others</a></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">, and that evolutionary science explained and justified their theories of human hierarchy. This was a radical departure from the laissez-fair principle, but this became the other, more dominant, version of Social Darwinism. </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">Richard Hofstadter developed a name for it: </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">“<a href="http://www.princeton.edu/~tleonard/papers/myth.pdf">Darwinian collectivism</a>.”</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 24px;">Eugenics advocated planned state control of human breeding. It was thought of as a method of population control, which could weed out the 'unfit' from society. Herbert Croly, founder of the magazine, <i>The New Republic,</i></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;"> was </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 24px;">a proponent of Eugenics. For instance, he wrote an unsigned editorial in 1916 which tried to make peace between the eliminationists and sterilizers on the one hand and the uplift-the-downtrodden eugenists on the other. The common ground, TNR argued, was to be found in socialism:</span></span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Leo Lucassen of Leiden University in the Netherlands, writes in a journal, <a href="https://openaccess.leidenuniv.nl/bitstream/handle/1887/16203/irsheugenics2010.pdf?sequence=2">A Brave New World: The Left, Social Engineering, and Eugenics in Twentieth-Century Europe</a>, "</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Today, there would seem to be a large degree of consensus regarding the relationship between eugenics and the progressive movement, certainly in the first half of the twentieth century, as Paul Crook remarked in his recent book on Social Darwinism: ‘‘In fact if you examine the rhetoric of eugenic science you find that it </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">actually best fitted in with contemporary ‘progressivist’ language that celebrated social engineering and meritocracy, professionalism and the dominance of experts."</span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">Government policies were to be adopted to help weed out the inferior races through <a href="http://www.princeton.edu/~tleonard/papers/retrospectives.pdf">primarily labor and immigration laws</a>. Thomas C. Leonard writes:</span><br />
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<blockquote><a href="http://covers.openlibrary.org/w/id/340486-L.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://covers.openlibrary.org/w/id/340486-L.jpg" width="212" /></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">Leading professional economists were among the first to provide scientific respectability for immigration restriction on racial grounds. They justified race based immigration restriction as a remedy for “<a href="http://www.princeton.edu/~tleonard/papers/retrospectives.pdf">race suicide</a>,” a Progressive Era term for the process by which racially superior stock (“natives”) is outbred by a more prolific, but racially inferior stock (immigrants). The term “race suicide” is often attributed to <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_Alsworth_Ross">Edward A. Ross</a> (1901), who believed that “the higher race quietly and unmurmuringly eliminates itself rather than endure individually the bitter competition it has failed to ward off by collective action.” Ross was no outlier. He was a founding member of the American Economic Association, a pioneering sociologist and a leading public intellectual who boasted that his books sold in thehundreds of thousands. Ross’s coinage gained enough currency to be used by Theodore Roosevelt (1907), who called race suicide the “greatest problem of civilization,” and regularly returned to the theme of “<b>the elimination instead of the survival of the fittest</b>.” In that same year, more than 40 years after the American Civil War, Ross (1907) wrote: “<a href="http://www.princeton.edu/~tleonard/papers/Eugenics.pdf">The theory that races are virtually equal in capacity leads to such monumental follies</a> as lining the valleys of the South with the bones of half a million picked whites in order to improve the conditions of four million unpicked blacks.”</span></blockquote><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;"><b>Protecting the Family and Race</b></span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">The Progressives had to develop additional reform policies to not only prevent the 'undesirables' from labor and immigration but they needed to promote policies that encouraged breeding of the "superior races. From the abstract of Thomas C. Leonard's work, </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">Leading progressives, including women at the forefront of labor reform, justified exclusionary labor legislation forwomen on grounds that it would (1) protect the biologically weaker sex from the hazards of market work; (2) protect working women from the temptation of prostitution; (3) protect male heads of household from the economic competition of women; and (4) ensure that women could better carry out their eugenic duties as “mothers of the race.” What united these heterogeneous rationales was the reformers’ aim of discouraging women’s labor-force participation.</span></blockquote><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;"><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;"><b>The Negro Project</b></span></div><a href="http://www.citizenreviewonline.org/special_issues/population/the_negro_project.htm" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">The Negro Project </span></a><br />
<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">MAAFA 21</span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;"> is a very carefully reasoned, well-produced exposé of the abortion industry, racism and eugenics. It proves through innumerable sources that many founders of Planned Parenthood and other parts of the abortion movement were interested in killing off the black race in America and elsewhere.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">If you would like to learn more about the progressive eugenics era, Thomas Leonard of Princeton University has more information.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;"><a href="http://www.princeton.edu/~tleonard/papers/retrospectives.pdf">Eugenics and Economics</a> -how the first min-wage and other economic laws were used for eugenic purposes.</span><br />
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</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">There are many factors that come into play with National Socialism and Fascism but it could be considered a sort of<a href="http://www.discoverthenetworks.org/viewSubCategory.asp?id=1223"> sister movement to Progressivism</a>. The overall characteristics can be reduced to a hostility to laissez-faire, individualism, and limited government. The economics of Fascism and National Socialism closely resembled what Progressives advocated in for America and, in fact, many progressives <a href="http://www.discoverthenetworks.org/viewSubCategory.asp?id=1223">praised </a>the social and economic progress made in Germany; <a href="http://traditionalliberalism.blogspot.com/2010/09/fascism-keynesianism-socialism.html">more on the economics of these ideologies here</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: #fffbf0; color: #110000; font-size: large;"></span></span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; margin-top: 0.5em; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><a href="http://www.hartford-hwp.com/archives/45/302.html">A Yale Study</a> says that "While Nazi claims of Aryan superiority are well known, researchers said U.S. advocates of sterilization worried that the survival of old-stock America was being threatened by the influx of <q>lower races</q> from southern and eastern Europe. </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">There was also mutual admiration, with early U.S. policies drawing glowing reviews from authorities in pre-Nazi Germany."</span></span></div><blockquote><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;"><q><a href="http://books.google.com/books?id=kIrOfGcYtvEC&pg=PA88&lpg=PA88&dq=%22Germany+is+perhaps+the+most+progressive+nation+in+restricting+fecundity+among+the+unfit%22&source=bl&ots=UHq1AkqBKd&sig=vStIbHyy1ckTKKNJVvWO671Z9dM&hl=en&ei=z5qYTo2vA8evsQLQuIy9BA&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1&ved=0CBoQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=%22Germany%20is%20perhaps%20the%20most%20progressive%20nation%20in%20restricting%20fecundity%20among%20the%20unfit%22&f=false">Germany is perhaps the most progressive nation</a> in restricting fecundity among the unfit,</q> editors of the New England Journal of Medicine wrote in 1934, a year after Hitler became chancellor.</span></div></blockquote><div style="margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; margin-top: 0.5em; text-align: left;"><a href="http://raymondpronk.files.wordpress.com/2010/03/war_on_weak_edwin_black.jpg?w=429&h=648" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><img border="0" height="200" src="http://raymondpronk.files.wordpress.com/2010/03/war_on_weak_edwin_black.jpg?w=429&h=648" width="130" /></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">John Hunt also noticed in his work, <i><a href="http://www.uffl.org/vol%208/hunt8.pdf">Perfecting humankind: a comparison of progressive and Nazi views on eugenics, sterilization and abortion</a></i>, that it was in North America, especially the United States, that the eugenics movement really became established. Historian Garland E. Allen wrote in <i><a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&cd=8&ved=0CE8QxQEwBw&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdocs.google.com%2Fviewer%3Fa%3Dv%26q%3Dcache%3AMmQ6xDDI4c0J%3Asks.sirs.es.vrc.scoolaid.net%2Ftext-pdf%2F0000014596.pdf%2BScience%2Bmisapplied%3A%2BThe%2Beugenics%2Bage%2Brevisited%2Bpdf%26hl%3Den%26gl%3Dus%26pid%3Dbl%26srcid%3DADGEESiPrmbBX7BYGGAK4Tk-snS6u4Bx5yKxMcU8UmMHtjOQ10-pKRD5CcLWlMiiDAhlvlhxD2OPJw4nNd1w1-5nLFc1wxLgp_cKyI1Big0Ukl-6ZGwk8m_XlLXI5FzopSCL2sCvxkzV%26sig%3DAHIEtbSZNkUsURDVpr5LIPSJ2vN1suoXWQ&ei=04yYTurNJ_TFsQKy5fTcBA&usg=AFQjCNET6ojeuZQ_i_EkqjHyr0NamEkdHA">Science misapplied: The eugenics age revisited</a></i> that "the eugenics movement eventually became a worldwide phenomenon...[but] by far the most work occurred in Germany and the United States, whose eugenicists had formed a particularly strong and direct bond, especially after the Nazis came to power in 1933."</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">Garland E. Allen also wrote,</span></div><blockquote style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">Progressive ideology, which called for rational planning and scientific management of every phase of society, was seen as the new and "modern" approach, and hence "progressive" by the standards of the day. For laissez-faire views it substituted an emphasis on state intervention and promoted the use of trained experts in setting economic and social regulatory policies. </span></blockquote></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">And</span><br />
<blockquote><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">A parallel between the economic and social milieu of the United States today and that of Germany in the Weimar and especially Nazi periods emerges in the debates over health care. Then as now, the discussions centered on decisions about who should receive what kind of health care and for how long.</span></blockquote><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">They often worked in terms of negative eugenics, which included forced sterilization, birth control, economic policies to segregate and dis-employ the 'unfit', and other methods of family planning. The goal is to week out the weak and collectivize society. The <a href="http://www.discoverthenetworks.org/viewSubCategory.asp?id=1223">progressive financier</a> George Perkins said the “great European war … is striking down individualism and building up collectivism.” </span><br />
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<a href="http://hnn.us/articles/1551.html">The Frightening Agenda of the American Eugenics Movement</a><br />
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<div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><a href="http://mises.org/journals/jls/12_2/12_2_3.pdf">THE EPOCH OF NATIONAL SOCIALISM.</a><o:p></o:p></span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"></span><br />
<ul style="margin-top: 0in;" type="disc"><li class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">The Darwinian left and the concept of Eugenic socialism<o:p></o:p></span></li>
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</span></ul><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><a href="http://www.uffl.org/vol%208/hunt8.pdf">Perfecting Humankind: A Comparison of Progressive and Nazi Views on Eugenics, Sterilization, and Abortion.</a><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><a href="http://www.hartford-hwp.com/archives/45/302.html">Yale Study: U.S. Eugenics Paralleled Nazi Germany</a><b><o:p></o:p></b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><a href="http://constitutionalistnc.tripod.com/hitler-leftist/lefteug2.html">Eugenics and the Left</a> and </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><a href="http://jonjayray.tripod.com/sangquot.html">More on Eugenics and the Left</a> By JOHN J. RAY (M.A.; Ph.D.)</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Thomas C. Leonard of Princeton University is has some of the most accomplished work on the Progressive Era.</span><br />
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</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><a href="http://www.jstor.org/pss/2638658">EUGENICS AND PROGRESSIVE THOUGHT: A STUDY IN IDEOLOGICAL AFFINITY.</a> <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><a href="http://econjwatch.org/articles/richard-t-ely-the-confederate-flag-of-the-aea"><b>Richard T. Ely: The Confederate Flag of the AEA?</b></a></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><a href="https://openaccess.leidenuniv.nl/bitstream/handle/1887/16203/irsheugenics2010.pdf?sequence=2">A Brave New World: The Left, Social Engineering, and Eugenics in Twentieth-Century Europe. </a></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><a href="http://muse.jhu.edu/login?uri=/journals/journal_of_social_history/v042/42.1.bender.pdf"><b>PERILS OF DEGENERATION: REFORM, THE SAVAGE IMMIGRANT, AND THE SURVIVAL OF THE UNFIT</b>. </a></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><a href="http://www.jstor.org/pss/27772949">EUGENICS, CRIME AND IDEOLOGY: THE CASE OF PROGRESSIVE PENNSYLVANIA.</a> </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><a href="http://muse.jhu.edu/login?uri=/journals/american_literary_history/v016/16.3doyle.pdf"><b>The Long Arm of Eugenics</b>. </a></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/003132202128811367">Harry Laughlin's eugenic crusade to control the 'socially inadequate' in Progressive Era America</a></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><b><a href="http://www.naaas.org/monograph2010.pdf">The Dialectics and Social Impact of the American Eugenics Movement on African Americans.</a></b> (p.993)</span></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1038120844918666663.post-51509109717741148972011-08-19T11:30:00.005-05:002011-08-19T11:35:31.290-05:00Defending the Indefensible<div id="fb-root"></div><script src="http://connect.facebook.net/en_US/all.js#appId=157487374318467&xfbml=1"></script><fb:like href="http://traditionalliberalism.blogspot.com/2011/08/defending-indefensible.html" send="true" width="450" show_faces="true" action="like" font=""></fb:like><br />
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John Stossel brings you <i>Defending the Indefensible</i> (8/18/2011)<br />
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For additional reading on these subjects, see Walter Block.<br />
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</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1038120844918666663.post-8240826985443012822011-08-16T11:30:00.004-05:002011-08-16T11:34:30.599-05:00Emergency Bag suppliesA BOB or "bug out bag" is a collection of basic necessities for emergency situations where one is able to quickly "grab" and easily "bug out" to another location. In having a bag already prepared for general situations, it helps to avoid the panic of compiling essentials in the last minute--where things are more likely to be forgotten, overlooked, or not yet acquired. Are tornadoes, hurricanes, blizzards/storms, power outages, earthquakes or some man-made disasters possible? Yes. It is not just for the "paranoid" people out there but for people who want to be able to take care of themselves and their families in times when something unfortunate happens. It's just like having an emergency bag of necessities in a car during the winter or summer in the case of a break-down, a stock of food acquired for the week/month, etc. A BOB is just preparation for a different occasion and hopefully will never need to be used.<br />
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Here is my BOB. It is by no means the best or ultimate bag but has what I think would fit a general need for various circumstances. <br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Hand Warmers-Mess kit/ utensils-Binoculars-shovel-flare/glow sticks-Fishing gear-</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Plastic bags of various sizes-Poncho-fire starters and cooking fuel- mini stove- Tent- Food</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Cash-Silver-water bladder.</span><br />
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Episode 1, <a href="http://praxeology.squarespace.com/blog/2011/6/10/episode-1-the-introduction.html">Introduction</a><br />
Episode 2, <a href="http://praxeology.squarespace.com/blog/2011/6/24/episode-2-methodology.html">Methodology</a><br />
Episode 3, <a href="http://praxeology.squarespace.com/blog/2011/7/1/episode-3-purposeful-action.html">Purposeful Action</a><br />
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Episode 5, <a href="http://praxeology.squarespace.com/blog/2011/7/16/episode-5-the-rational-and-irrational.html">The Rational and Irrational</a><br />
Episode 6, <a href="http://praxeology.tv/blog/2011/7/22/the-ends-and-the-means-episode-6.html">Ends and Means</a><br />
Episode 7, <a href="http://praxeology.squarespace.com/blog/2011/7/29/action-determines-value-episode-7-is-here.html">Action Determines Value</a><br />
Episode 8, <a href="http://praxeology.squarespace.com/blog/2011/8/13/the-concept-of-time.html">The Concept of Time</a><br />
Episode 9, <a href="http://praxeology.squarespace.com/blog/2011/8/20/episode-9-uncertainty.html">Uncertainty</a><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">Additional Reading:</span></div><a href="http://mises.org/rothbard/praxeology.pdf">Praxeology: The Methodology of Austrian Economics By Murray N. Rothbard</a><br />
<a href="http://mises.org/resources/3250">Human Action By Ludwig von Mises</a><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">Also see part 1. </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-weight: bold; line-height: 18px;"><a href="http://traditionalliberalism.blogspot.com/2010/10/terminological-theft-liberalism.html">Liberalism- The Terminological Theft- Classical liberal quotes</a></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">"Liberalism ... is based on the conception of civil society as by and large self-regulating when its members are free to act within the very wide bounds of their individual rights. Among these, the right to private property, including freedom of contract and exchange and the free disposition of one's own labor, is given a high priority. Historically, liberalism has manifested a hostility to state action, which, it insists, should be reduced to a minimum."</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">—</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;"><i><a href="http://lewrockwell.com/gregory/gregory217.html">Why the Left Fears Libertarianism</a></i> by Anthony Gregory</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">"But under Obama we have seen the reinvigoration of the progressive left – perhaps the worst element of the left. It distrusts social authority, but not as much as the radical left, and not when that social authority – corporations, unions, even religious institutions – can be co-opted for the purpose of advancing the state. The progressives truly are the tradition that destroyed liberalism in America, erected a national police state, embraced corporatism in the disingenuous name of egalitarianism, and turned the U.S. into a global empire."</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">"Liberalism and democracy happen to be two things which begin by having nothing to do with each other, and end by having, so far as tendencies are concerned, meanings that are mutually antagonistic. </span><br />
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—<b>Richard M. Weaver</b>, Professor of English, University of Chicago (in the <i>Mississippi Valley Historical Review</i>)</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">“How is it possible that one hundred and fifty years ago liberalism meant the advocacy of freedom and economic<i>laissez faire</i> and that today it means the creed of totalitarian statism? Many people are aware of this total reversal. But few, especially today’s liberals, know, or care to know, how or why it came about. In an engrossing book, distinguished for its scholarship, Professor Ekirch provides the evidence for understanding and explaining how two mutually antagonistic creeds share the name of liberalism and how one led to the other. v surveys the rise and demise of liberal ideology and institutions in America.”<br />
—<b>Robert Hessen</b>, Senior Fellow Emeritus, Hoover Institution, Stanford University</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">“The book takes the form of an intellectual history of the United States. . . . Ekirch’s story is one of moral and political retrogression. . . . It shows, for one thing, that the seeds of liberal self-defeat began with confusions embedded in the Founders’ own ideology, and shows how these confusions ramified through history. The book also offers a usefully critical perspective on the Progressives, . . emphasizing the continuities between American Progressivism and European anti-liberalism, both fascist and socialist. And Ekirch’s discussion of the confusions of Progressive discourse on war and imperialism around the time of World War I is both valuable and topically relevant. There are probably dissertations waiting to be written on the parallels between the wartime discourse of the Progressives and that of our contemporary “liberal hawks”; chapter 12 of Decline might not be a bad place to begin research.”<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">"All modern political parties and all modern party ideologies originated as a reaction on the part of special group interests fighting for a privileged status against liberalism."</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">"Liberalism limits its concern entirely and exclusively to earthly ife and earthly endeavor. The kingdom of religion, on the other hand, is not of this world. Thus, liberalism and religion could both exist side by side without their spheres touching. . . . Liberalism proclaims tolerance for every religious faith and every metaphysical belief, not out of indifference for these higher things, but from the conviction that the assurance of peace within society must take precedence over everything and everyone."</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">"The only task of the strictly Liberal state is to secure life and property against attacks both from external and internal foes."</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">"That Liberalism aims at the protection of property and that it rejects war are two expressions of one and the same principle."</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">"[Classical] Liberalism and capitalism address themselves to the cool, well-balanced mind. They proceed by strict logic, eliminating any appeal to the emotions. Socialism, on the contrary, works on the emotions, tries to violate logical considerations by rousing a sense of personal interest and to stifle the voice of reason by awakening primitive instincts."</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">"Inflationism, however, is not an isolated phenomenon. It is only one piece in the total framework of politico-economic and socio-philosophical ideas of our time. Just as the sound money policy of gold standard advocates went hand in hand with liberalism, free trade, capitalism and peace, so is inflationism part and parcel of imperialism, militarism, protectionism, statism and socialism.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">"First, I employ the term "liberal" in the sense attached to it every-where in the nineteenth century and still today in the countries of continental Europe. This usage is imperative because there is simply no other term available to signify the great political and intellectual movement that substituted free enterprise and the market economy for the precapitalistic methods of production; constitutional representative government for the absolutism of kings or oligarchies; and freedom of all individuals from slavery, serfdom, and other forms of bondage."</span><br />
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The film features interviews with western and Russian historians such as Norman Davies and Boris Sokolov, Russian writer Viktor Suvorov, Soviet dissident Vladimir Bukovsky, members of the European Parliament and the participants, as well as the victims of Soviet terror.<br />
The film argues that there were close philosophical, political and organizational connections between the Nazi and Soviet systems before and during the early stages of World War II.[1] It highlights the Great Purge as well as the Great Famine, Molotov–Ribbentrop Pact, Katyn massacre, Gestapo-NKVD collaboration, Soviet mass deportations and medical experiments in the GULAG.<br />
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This is G. Edward Griffin's shocking video interview, Soviet Subversion of the Free-World Press (1984), where he interviews ex-KGB officer and Soviet defector Yuri Bezmenov who decided to openly reveal KGB's subversive tactics against western society as a whole. <br />
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Bezmenov explains how Jewish Marxist ideology is destabilizing the economy and purposefully pushing the U.S. into numerous crises so that a Big Brother tyranny can be put into place in Washington, how most Americans don't even realize that they are under attack, and that normal parliamentary procedures will not alter the federal government's direction. <br />
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He then explains how Marxist leaders use informers to make lists of anti-Communist and other politically incorrect people who they want to execute once they - actually a Jewish oligarchy - come to power. The oligarch's secret lists include "civil rights" activists and idealistically-minded "useful idiot" leftists as well. <br />
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Bezmenov provides several real world examples of how Marxist leaders even execute and/or imprison each other. Also he explains how American embassy employees were known to betray Soviets attempting to defect, how their existed a "triangle of hate" in the Soviet government, why he realized that Marxism-Leninism was a murderous doctrine, and how the CIA ignored (or didn't care) about Communist subversion. <br />
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He also mentions that revolutions throughout history are never the result of a majority movement, but of a small dedicated and highly-organized group who seize power, whether for good or bad. Next he explains how the American mass media spread lies about life in the Soviet Union. <br />
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Bezmenov also explains how the LOOK magazine article falsely claimed that the Russian people were proud of their victory in the Second World War, where in reality the Judeo-Bolshevik-Communist-Marxist government was happy that Hitler had been defeated so that they could remain in power. <br />
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Find out how the KGB utilized various individuals to undermine the Western society in its morals and values.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1038120844918666663.post-9326020020359542102011-04-28T09:23:00.004-05:002011-05-26T11:20:45.713-05:00Fight of the Century- Keynes vs Hayek- Round 2<div id="fb-root"></div><script src="http://connect.facebook.net/en_US/all.js#appId=157487374318467&xfbml=1"></script><fb:like href="http://traditionalliberalism.blogspot.com/2011/04/fight-of-century-keynes-vs-hayek-round.html" send="true" width="450" show_faces="true" font=""></fb:like><br />
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Thank you John Papola and Russ Roberts for putting this together. This video can be viewed, along with lyrics and additional information, <a href="http://econstories.tv/2011/04/28/fight-of-the-century-music-video/">HERE</a><br />
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It makes me think of the people who are driven by this kind of emotional appeal. It can blind them so much that they would rather everyone be equally miserable than to have some better off than others, even if the others had earned their wealth honestly. There are many fallacies in his speech but so little time so I will just end with a quote from Ludwig von Mises.<br />
<blockquote>“To the masses, the catchwords of Socialism sound so enticing… so they will continue to work for Socialism, helping thereby to bring about the inevitable decline of the civilization which the nations of the West have taken thousands of years to build up.” </blockquote><br />
Its a pity...Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1038120844918666663.post-74626922263580649572011-03-09T11:42:00.001-06:002011-03-09T11:55:26.006-06:00Stossel 2010<iframe allowtransparency="true" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" src="http://www.facebook.com/plugins/like.php?href=http%3A%2F%2Ftraditionalliberalism.blogspot.com%2F2011%2F03%2Fstossel-2010.html&layout=standard&show_faces=true&width=450&action=like&font&colorscheme=light&height=80" style="border: medium none; height: 80px; overflow: hidden; width: 450px;"></iframe><br />
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<b><span style="font-size: x-large;">The John Stossel Program in 2010</span></b><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>December 30, 2010</b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Who gives more: Republicans or Democrats? Rich or poor? Are Americans generous or cheap? Stossel also takes a look at corporate charity, a new push by Republicans for volunteerism, and “Donors Choose”, a new way to distribute charity.</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>December 16, 2010</b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Stossel: Skepticism & Religion</b></span><br />
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">December 16, 2010</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-size: large;">Libertarian all-star panel looks at 2010</span></b><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>November 25, 2010</b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Stossel asks whether private or public ownership is better.</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>November 18, 2010</b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Stossel takes a look at organic foods and asks: Is ‘natural’ really better?</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>November 11, 2010</b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Why are we so careful when we refer to race? Do black Americans really prefer to be called 'African-American'? Stossel will talk to black syndicated columnists Deroy Murdock – who strongly objects to the term 'African-American.' Are we being polite or are we...</b></span><br />
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">November 4, 2010- Election Aftermath</span></b><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>October 28, 2010- Media-Driven Scare Stories</b></span><br />
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">October 21, 2010- Can GOP Shrink Government Spending?</span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">Why is America so rich when most of the world is poor? October 14, 2010</span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">Stossel- Entitlements bankrupting the U.S.? Oct 07, 2010</span></b><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Stossel- Does your vote matter? September 30, </b><object height="420" width="550"><param name="movie" value="http://www.hulu.com/embed/h8yTK51Xql-Crzpim8V09g/i816"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><embed src="http://www.hulu.com/embed/h8yTK51Xql-Crzpim8V09g/i816" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="550" height="420" allowFullScreen="true"></embed></object><br />
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">Stossel- The Battle for the Future! September 25, 2010</span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">John Stossel - Lawyers win, you lose. September 23h, 2010.</span></b><br />
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<b> <span style="font-size: large;">Stossel- How was school for you? September 16h, 2010</span></b> <br />
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">Stossel- Entrepreneurs under Attack September 9, 2010</span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">Stossel - Debating the ADA- September 2, 2010</span></b><br />
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<b>Stossel- New threats to freedom- August 13th, 2010.</b><br />
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<b>Stossel - Planes, Trains, and Automobiles-August 5th, 2010</b><br />
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<b>Sex and the Rules. July 29, 2010</b><br />
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<b>Who Should be an American? July 22nd, 2010.</b><br />
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<b>The trouble with lawyers. July 08th, 2010</b><br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;">More Guns, Less Crime- John Stossel-June 24, 2010</span><br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;">Drug War Disaster- John Stossel-June 17, 2010</span><br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;">Myths about Going Green-John Stossel- May 27, 2010</span><br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;">Stossel talks about free speech and whether or not obscenity, flag burning, and hate speech should be protected. May 20, 2010</span><br />
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<b>Stossel says Give me a break! to government bullies.- May 6, 2010</b><br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;">Free Trade is Good- John Stossel- April 29, 2010</span><br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;">Myths, Lies and Downright Stupidity- John Stossel- April 22, 2010</span><br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;">Crony Capitalism- John Stossel- January 14, 2010</span><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b>Definition:</b></div><div class="MsoNoSpacing"> Irving L. Janis (as cited in Klein & Stern, 2009) defines groupthink as “members’ strivings for unanimity overriding their motivation to realistically appraise alternative courses of action” (p.3). In addition, Paul’t Hart (as cited in Klein & Stern, 2009) adds that groupthink is “excessive concurrence-seeking,” a behavior that explains “flaws in the operation of small, high-level groups at the helm of major projects or policies that become fiascoes” (p.3).</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b>Summary:</b></div><div class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-indent: 0.5in;">Daniel Klein holds a Ph.D. in economics from New York University, is a Research Fellow at The Independent Institute, Professor of Economics at George Mason University, Associate Fellow of the Ratio Institute, and Chief Editor of Econ Journal Watch. Charlotta Stern is a research fellow at the Swedish Institute for Social Research, Stockholm University. In their journal, <i>Groupthink in Academia,</i> they apply the theory of groupthink to majoritarian departmental politics and the professional pyramid in academe. In departmental majoritarianism, they discuss that it is normal for existing scholars to appreciate like minded scholars because it naturally reaffirms their original beliefs and values, avoids friction and stress, and reduces the chance of undermining the credibility of what the department‘s teaching. Those who are hired will tend to fit in to the group—this can be justifiably so—and they tend to repel those who may conflict with their work, thus creating greater and greater uniformity over time. In the professional pyramid, scholars all play their different roles for the institution. All departments have subgroups—which they classify as clubs and then tribes—and they can review and mutually reinforce each other’s work creating collective and self-validation. If the top embraces ideology x, they can appoint ideology x to each of the top departments, and ideology x to each of the top sub departments and so on. This can create an organization which can reflect the characteristics of groupthink. They further provide some antecedent conditions and observational consequences of academic groupthink, along with examples in real life.</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b>Discussion:</b></div><div class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-indent: 0.5in;">Reaching consensus in a group can be confused with having the right answer. The reality is that only one person needs to be right. If that individual fails to speak up because he is taking the path of least resistance, afraid, or some other reason, groupthink can result. A few of the common signs of Groupthink are: 1- An illusion of invulnerability; 2- Stereotypes views of opposition; 3-Self-censorship; 4-Direct pressure on any who expresses strong disagreement; and 5-emergence of self appointed mind guards (Satterlee, 2009). Consequences could be little as little as being wrong to as severe as the loss of precious life as seen from the Challenger disaster.</div><div class="MsoNoSpacing"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-indent: 0.5in;">One of the natural purposes for a group is that the individuals share something in common or its members are like-minded otherwise most groups may not exist in the first place. For example, we may associate with people who share our values, faith, traditions, ideology and philosophy. This does not assume groupthink exists but it can lean towards the greater possibility of it happening. In the summarized article about groupthink in academia, Klein & Stern (2009) believe that the ideology of social democracy (referred to as modern American “liberalism”) is usually the organizational bias in academia and that “conservatives and classical liberals,” if they desire to get into academia, often “find themselves watering down their ideas and cloaking or misrepresenting who they really are” (p.14). Klein & Stern offer some valid economic, philosophical, and social examples of taboo topics and explain that if a new academic hits on those points, “the lack of tribe credentials and seals of approval would justify microdecisions to freeze out such a [new PHD] scholar” (p.14). If their claim of ideological bias is true, and I personally agree with the claim, it would be interesting to find out why. Now, while there may not be only one single reason as to why this may be the trend, <a href="http://mises.org/etexts/hayekintellectuals.pdf" style="color: blue;">F.A. Hayek</a> and <a href="http://mises.org/daily/2318" style="color: blue;">Peter Klein</a> posit some intriguing theories that I highly recommend. Some symptoms of groupthink stick out from their study including “stereotypes of opposition” and “direct pressure on any who express strong disagreement” (Satterlee, 2009).</div><div class="MsoNoSpacing"><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-indent: 0.5in;">Groupthink can also occur in business organizations. Rookmin <span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; border-collapse: collapse; color: #333333; font-family: 'trebuchet ms', verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 18px;">Maharaj</span> (2009) had conducted several studies of groupthink in corporate governance. She says that knowledge, values and groupthink (skill matrices) account for “31.7 per cent variance in decision-making” (p16). One attempt to fix this was regulations that have mandated that directors be entirely independent from the company in their nomination but the result—which one of the regulators found out first hand—is that it could still lead to groupthink because the independent member may not adequately understand the intricacies of the business to be able to ask enough tough questions. <span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; border-collapse: collapse; color: #333333; font-family: 'trebuchet ms', verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 18px;">Maharaj</span>goes on to suggest that regulations are only in the form of a checklist and that the corporation should go <i>much</i> further in taking into account the skills, "behaviors and decision-making” characteristics of the board members (P.15). While transparency and accountability are important, it is also beneficial for the corporation to avoid groupthink because there could be very costly decisions made under its influence. Models have been developed to help identify the proper skill set of board members where being conscious of groupthink is a key element along with continually adding to the skills of the members so that they avoid redundancy and complacency in their decisions and analysis. Without some form of open or independent constructive criticism, groups can set themselves up to failure with groupthink in one way or another.</div><div class="MsoNoSpacing"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNoSpacing">Additional signs of groupthink are cohesiveness, insulation of the group, homogeneity of member’s backgrounds, high stress from external threats, and temporarily lowered self-esteem. There are some things we can do to help avoid groupthink beyond what was previously mentioned: (1) assign a non-promotional group leader, and (2) the use of methodical procedures (Mitchell & Eckstein, 2009, p.5). The best tip for avoiding the consequences of groupthink, however, is to remain being strong in our faith in God. We should not be afraid to stand up and “do what is right and good in the LORD's sight, so that it may go well with you” (Deuteronomy 6:18, NIV). The bible also teaches us that "plans fail for lack of counsel, but with many advisers they succeed" (Proverbs 15: 22 NIV). I think the point of the verse is to seek wise council of others who are not influenced by one insulated group. Also, we should “not conform any longer to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God's will is—his good, pleasing and perfect will." (Romans 12: 2 NIV). We will all be part of groups but it is important to occasionally take a step back and look inside. We must not be afraid to stand up and be heard if necessary. The right decision is not always the popular decision.</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b>References</b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.5in;">Klein, D. B., & Stern, C. (2009). Groupthink in Academia: Majoritarian Departmental Politics and the Professional Pyramid. <i>Independent Review</i>, 13(4), 585-600. Retrieved on February 14, 2011, from <a href="http://search.ebscohost.com.ezproxy.liberty.edu:2048/login.aspx?direct=true&db=a9h&AN=37356075&site=ehost-live&scope=site">http://search.ebscohost.com.ezproxy.liberty.edu:2048/login.aspx?direct=true&db=a9h&AN=37356075&site=ehost-live&scope=site</a></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.5in;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.5in;">Maharaj, R. (2008). Corporate governance, groupthink and bullies in the boardroom. <i>International Journal of Disclosure & Governance</i>, 5(1), 68-92. Retrieved on February 14, 2011, from <a href="http://search.ebscohost.com.ezproxy.liberty.edu:2048/login.aspx?direct=true&db=a9h&AN=28635639&site=ehost-live&scope=site">http://search.ebscohost.com.ezproxy.liberty.edu:2048/login.aspx?direct=true&db=a9h&AN=28635639&site=ehost-live&scope=site</a></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; border-collapse: collapse; color: #333333; font-family: 'trebuchet ms', verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 18px;">Maharaj</span>, R. (2009). Corporate governance decision-making model: How to nominate skilled board members, by addressing the formal and informal systems. <i>International Journal of Disclosure & Governance</i>, 6(2), 106-126. Retrieved on February 14, 2011, from <a href="http://search.ebscohost.com.ezproxy.liberty.edu:2048/login.aspx?direct=true&db=a9h&AN=37922570&site=ehost-live&scope=site">http://search.ebscohost.com.ezproxy.liberty.edu:2048/login.aspx?direct=true&db=a9h&AN=37922570&site=ehost-live&scope=site</a></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.5in;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.5in;">Mitchell, D. H., & Eckstein, D. (2009). JURY DYNAMICS AND DECISION-MAKING: A PRESCRIPTION FOR GROUPTHINK. <i>International Journal of Academic Research</i>, 1(1), 163-169. . Retrieved on February 14, 2011, from <a href="http://search.ebscohost.com.ezproxy.liberty.edu:2048/login.aspx?direct=true&db=a9h&AN=46982821&site=ehost-live&scope=site">http://search.ebscohost.com.ezproxy.liberty.edu:2048/login.aspx?direct=true&db=a9h&AN=46982821&site=ehost-live&scope=site</a></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.5in;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.5in;">Packer, z. J. (2009). Avoiding Groupthink: Whereas Weakly Identified Members Remain Silent, Strongly Identified Members Dissent About Collective Problems. <i>Psychological Science (Wiley-Blackwell)</i>, 20(5), 546-548. Retrieved on February 14, 2011, from <a href="http://search.ebscohost.com.ezproxy.liberty.edu:2048/login.aspx?direct=true&db=a9h&AN=38802215&site=ehost-live&scope=site">http://search.ebscohost.com.ezproxy.liberty.edu:2048/login.aspx?direct=true&db=a9h&AN=38802215&site=ehost-live&scope=site</a></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.5in;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.5in;">Satterlee, A. (2009). <i>Organizational management and leadership: A Christian perspective.</i> Virginia: Synergistics Inc.</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.5in;"><br />
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