Sonali Ranade : Govt has no more money to spend (w ILR notes)
There is no more money to borrow. But Venezuelan hyperinflation always possible.
Category: Misc
GDP Growth Is Not the Same Thing as Real Economic Growth
Now that the talking heads on tv have caught on to this…
Remembering Minoo Masani: The Bawa That Fought For A Truly Free India
Minocher Rustom Masani, (Minoo Masani as he was better known), author, activist in India’s struggle for freedom, parliamentarian and a member of the Constituent Assembly, was free India’s most eminent Liberal. Author of Our India, an all-time bestseller and a prescribed texbook in schools even in pre-independence India (the book was withdrawn when he parted […]
MRV: Terrorism is a mild word, it’s tax jihadism
Please read on rediff.com. When it comes to economics, it is better for a government to be minimalistic or residual. Unfortunately, we want government intervention in everything. That means government has to necessarily spend. And where do we go to get that money for such expenditure other than through tax terrorism! The ever-expanding scope of […]
A Brief History of Repressive Regimes and Their Gun Laws
Gun confiscation holds a special place in the halls of political repression. A trip down memory lane will give us a refresher of how gun confiscation has helped consolidate government power.
Maxime Bernier: How the central bank eats your money
Government control over money has serious consequences that few people seem to be aware of.