Is that you get to say you voted for someone who actually knows something <http://mercatus.org/sites/default/files/Rob.jpg> view hi-res image <http://mercatus.org/sites/default/files/Rob.jpg> Robert Sarvis
- Print <http://mercatus.org/print/1054320> - Email <http://mercatus.org/printmail/1054320> Robert is a native of Northern Virginia and a lifelong believer in freedom, free markets, and the rule of law. He holds degrees in mathematics from Harvard University and the University of Cambridge and a JD from NYU School of Law. During law school, he co-founded a libertarian and classical liberal law journal, the NYU Journal of Law & Liberty, dedicating the first issue to Friedrich Hayek, and he has been outspoken in arguing against government regulation of the tech industry. Robert has worked as a software developer, a lawyer, and a tech entrepreneur, and his research interests span a wide range of topics relating to law, economics, and public policy. WORKING PAPERS The U.S. Experience With Fiscal Stimulus<http://mercatus.org/publication/us-experience-fiscal-stimulus>Antony Davies <http://mercatus.org/antony-davies>, Bruce Yandle<http://mercatus.org/bruce-yandle> , Derek Thieme <http://mercatus.org/derek-thieme>, Robert Sarvis<http://mercatus.org/robert-sarvis> | Apr 05, 2012 Can deliberate government spending activities have a continuing net positive impact on economic activity? Do federal spending programs designed to offset a recession’s negative effects really add a net positive nudge to GDP growth? Can government purposefully and successfully stimulate ongoing employment growth? POLICY BRIEFS The Pitfalls of Regulating Consumer Credit<http://mercatus.org/publication/pitfalls-regulating-consumer-credit>Todd Zywicki <http://mercatus.org/todd-zywicki>, Robert Sarvis<http://mercatus.org/robert-sarvis> | Jan 14, 2013 Government regulators proposing restrictions on specific forms of consumer credit all too often ignore the reality of how and why consumers use credit. They also ignore lenders’ legitimate reasons for pricing their services as they do; consumers’ legitimate reasons for choosing the financing options they do; the risks consumers face when credit offerings are made unavailable to them; and the many consumers who use the particular forms of consumer credit responsibly and effectively. The Fiscal Health of the States<http://mercatus.org/publication/fiscal-health-states>Jeffrey Miron <http://mercatus.org/jeffrey-miron>, Robert Sarvis<http://mercatus.org/robert-sarvis> | Feb 13, 2012 This paper examines the fiscal health of the states, focusing on two worrisome characteristics: an understatement of unfunded pension liabilities and ever-increasing expenditures, driven primarily by health care costs. On Wednesday, October 23, 2013, John Grigsby wrote: > Did it help the cause to have liberty types play on, like musicians on the > deck of the Titanic, for someone who wasn't going to change for anything > short of a total revolt? We should have locked arms and demanded major > policy concessions early on, when it would have put wind in his sails. > > > http://www.breitbart.com/Big-Government/2013/10/22/New-Poll-Confirms-What-Republicans-Have-Known-For-Months-Cuccinelli-is-Losing-Virginia-Governor-s-Race > > > > > > -- > Please Note: If you hit "*REPLY*", your message will be sent to *everyone*on > this mailing list ( > [email protected] <javascript:_e({}, 'cvml', > '[email protected]');>) > This message was sent by John Grigsby > ([email protected]<javascript:_e({}, 'cvml', > '[email protected]');>) > from Northern Virginia Liberty Group<http://www.meetup.com/NOVALibertyGroup/> > . > To learn more about John Grigsby, visit his/her member > profile<http://www.meetup.com/NOVALibertyGroup/members/1154205/> > To report abuse or block this person, please click > here<http://www.meetup.com/NOVALibertyGroup/abuse/1154205/?table_name=ml&table_id=60233202> > Set my mailing list to email me As they are > sent<http://www.meetup.com/NOVALibertyGroup/list_prefs/?pref=1>| In > one daily email<http://www.meetup.com/NOVALibertyGroup/list_prefs/?pref=2>| > Don't > send me mailing list > messages<http://www.meetup.com/NOVALibertyGroup/list_prefs/?pref=0> > > Meetup, POB 4668 #37895 NY NY USA 10163 <#141e566a1847084f_> | > [email protected] <javascript:_e({}, 'cvml', '[email protected]');> > -- -- Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. For options & help see http://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum * Visit our other community at http://www.PoliticalForum.com/ * It's active and moderated. Register and vote in our polls. * Read the latest breaking news, and more. --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "PoliticalForum" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
