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resonant March 15 2014, 01:04:43 UTC
That is quite interesting .... I shall have to ponder that.

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geezer_also March 15 2014, 01:21:06 UTC
Ok, I admit I haven't read the whole thing (and unfortunately with the weekend I forsee, It may disappear before I get around to finishing it) (the problem with politicalcartoons is that it fills my friends page) and sadly my eyes glaze over with economics; I have come up with one question: I get the impression you lean toward (at least a form of) being a believer in Malthus; is that true?

(This is also quite clever of me because if you answer I will get an e-mail notification, which if not deleted, will give me easy access to this post, which I do find interesting :D)
(I have all the Hillsdale Econ lectres saved, but have4 only listened to 2...but I have them)

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peristaltor March 15 2014, 17:00:10 UTC
I get the impression you lean toward (at least a form of) being a believer in Malthus; is that true?

Ooo, an actual question buried in a mountain of excuses. Fun! ;-)

And now, to the question. I don't believe in Malthus. I regard what he wrote as plausible based on the evidence and his argument. There's a difference from that and "belief in ( ... )

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peristaltor March 15 2014, 23:50:09 UTC
And while I'm thinking about it, perhaps a different econ course would be more helpful. I'd recommend Chris Martenson's Crash Course. It's free online, and easily googled.

I don't agree about some of his conclusions about gold and its role in money, but the rest of it is right on target. Too few economists ignore energy, and do so at their peril.

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