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April 06, 2013, 06:18:51 PM
#5
But he's also a economics theorist who gave us the "parable of the broken window" and other gems.

I like to think that Bastiat would have embraced Bitcoin. "Legal plunder" is one of my favorite terms coined by an economist.
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April 06, 2013, 06:15:37 PM
#4
this is on of his essays on Political Economy

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There is only one difference between a bad economist and a good one:
the bad economist confines himself to the visible effect;
the good economist takes into account both the effect that can be seen and those effects that must be foreseen.

 knowledgable guy... for sure  Roll Eyes
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April 06, 2013, 06:11:41 PM
#3
who is Bastiat?

possibly a knowledgable guy...  Wink

He's a frenchman who died early at the age of 49.

But he's also a economics theorist who gave us the "parable of the broken window" and other gems.
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April 06, 2013, 05:53:18 PM
#2
who is Bastiat?

possibly a knowledgable guy...  Wink
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April 06, 2013, 05:51:34 PM
#1
"When goods do not cross borders, soldiers will."

-Bastiat
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