The other day, on NPR, I listened to a debate between two men regarding the usefulness of government. The first man was arguing that government is inherently incompetent and that we would be better off if we trusted in corporations, which are more efficient and more effective. The second was arguing that people who believe government to be ( Read more... )

Poll Political Poll!

Who can I beg, bribe, or bully into satisfying my curiosity? My econ project is/was on the rationality of investing habits in the US, and this won't be included in the paper, but I'm curious as to people's philosophies/knowledge. Though this poll (and the paper) is geared towards the US, I would be interested in non-US input, assuming the ( Read more... )