It is your mind that matters economically, as much or more than your mouth or hands. In the long run, the most important economic effect of population size and growth is the contribution of additional people to our stock of useful knowledge. And this contribution is large enough in the long run to overcome all the costs of population growth.
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The IRS spends God knows how much of your tax money on these toll-free information hot lines staffed by IRS read more
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It is only when the rich are sick that they fully feel the impotence of wealth.
There ain't no such thing as a free lunch."
A Libertarian Movement slogan - The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress, read more
There ain't no such thing as a free lunch."
A Libertarian Movement slogan - The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress, 1907.
It's not the bulls and bears you need to avoid -- it's the bum steers.
It's not the bulls and bears you need to avoid -- it's the bum steers.
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The saddest thing I can imagine is to get used to luxury.
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You don't want to get the same kind of advice from everyone on your board.
