If there is a silver lining to the government’s recent intrusion into the private sector might it be a revitalization of the notion that there is no such thing as “partnering” with the public sector? The pillorying that Ed Liddy and the bank executives took at the hands of Congress have not gone unnoticed nor […]
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Don’t Feed The Animals
Posted by Tom Lindmark on January 1st, 2009
Zoos almost universally have a sign that warns against feeding the animals. The point being that you destroy the natural fear animals have of humans and can cause them to begin to expect food from humans. We might be inadvertently causing the same sort of behaviour with our embrace of government intervention in the economy. Exhibit 1 […]
Where Does This Lead Us?
Posted by Tom Lindmark on December 23rd, 2008
Blame it on the approach of Christmas, but I find myself just a little sluggish tonight. Nevertheless, these graphs from Jake at EconomPicData.com are intriguing. Jake points out that the highest level of governments’ share of GDP occurred in 1943-1944. World War 2 years, obviously. Others have noted that the Depression didn’t end until the […]
