tions, no avowed socialist has *ever* garnered more than
one or two percent of the vote.
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t the same time, which is
probably not a coincidence.
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Alex,
Journalists are probably taught by their lefty professors that the misery
of the third world is caused by "exploitation" and various "isms" emanating
from the developed world: capitalism, racism, colonialism.
So how about:
Q: Why is the third world poor?
A: Because they have lousy inst
important and fundamental issue in
economics and perhaps all of social science. In fact, amateurs and the
general public have often demonstrated a kind of intuitive and inarticulate
wisdom on social issues that has eluded intellectuals, including
economists.
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, and these are
likely rather small, especially for modest changes in rates such as those
passed in 2001.
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di. The
real Ghandi lived surrounded by doting admirers and servants, serving him
specially-prepared meals for the sake of his chronic constipation. As one
wag observed, "It takes an awful lot of money to keep Ghandi living in
poverty."
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nah in
the Princeton faculty club. Of course, I'll be the first to admit that I
absolutely do not MERIT a position at Princeton. I make this proposal
purely in the interest of promoting Blinder's Principle of Equity.
Marc Poitras
Assistant Professor of Economics
University of Dayton
It may be new to China, but in Taiwan an invoice lottery has existed for
many years.
Marc Poitras
The real charlatans in academia are the many frauds who build their whole
careers by getting their names put on coauthored papers to which they have
not legitimately contributed.
Marc Poitras