Monthly Archives: November 2012

Paul Krugman on Deficit Hawks and Hypocrites

Posted on November 13, 2012 by weblogbahamas

by Rick Lowe A friend sent along a link to Dr. Paul Krugman's commentary, about deficit Hawks and Hypocrites, of November 11, 2012, suggesting it was "worth perusing". I'd given up reading Dr. Krugman's columns as his continual calls for … Continue reading →

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Quote worth remembering. Charles Murray

Posted on November 12, 2012 by weblogbahamas

"The tragedy of the $10 trillion welfare state is not how much it cost, but how little it bought." Charles Murray

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Some US post-election cheer and encouragement from Dr. Russ Roberts

Posted on November 12, 2012 by weblogbahamas

by Rick Lowe Dr. Roberts is one of my favourite economists – in case you didn't know that already – and he blogs over at Cafe Hayek. He made the following observations after the recent US election that hit the … Continue reading →

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Phish – Song of the week – November 12, 2012 – Ya Mar

Posted on November 12, 2012 by weblogbahamas

Fellow blogger S3S suggested we post this take of Ya Mar from Phish, the electic American rock band. Please visit their web site here… and buy some of their material. Their jams and improvisations will intrigue. Hope you enjoy Ya … Continue reading →

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Photo of the week: Cat Island in all its splendour

Posted on November 11, 2012 by weblogbahamas

by Rick Lowe A few weeks back we started a new series, "Photo of the Week", and we asked if there were photos you wanted to share, and one visitor, known as "Cat Island Lover" sent several photos for us … Continue reading →

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Three interesting policy reforms

Posted on November 11, 2012 by weblogbahamas

by Rick Lowe The summary for the video for Learn Liberty tells us: "Economist Jeffrey Miron of Harvard University outlines three policy reforms that he thinks would promote economic recovery and growth in the United States: cutting entitlements, freezing regulation, … Continue reading →

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Quote of the century? Murray Rothbard

Posted on November 10, 2012 by weblogbahamas

"It is easy to be conspicuously compassionate if others are being forced to pay the cost." Murray N. Rothbard Read his biography and find out more about him here…

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Eat the rich!

Posted on November 10, 2012 by weblogbahamas

By Rick Lowe We heard it ad naseum during the recent election US Presidential Election campaign. The rich just need to give a bit more to sort out the US fiscal problems team Obama kept telling us. I'm not sure … Continue reading →

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The moral limits of incentives?

Posted on November 9, 2012 by weblogbahamas

"My sincere belief that all organisations funded by force are immoral – and that we must therefore not be surprised when people within them behave in immoral ways (and organise cover-ups to protect each other) – was further strengthened when … Continue reading →

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Bottlenecks in approval of foreign investments?

Posted on November 9, 2012 by weblogbahamas

by Rick Lowe Mr. Mario Carey confirmed in The Nassau Guardian yesterday that "the more things change, the more they remain the same" when complaning that foreign investment approvals are taking longer to be approved. When we first moved back … Continue reading →

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