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Money Makes Crazy

ecib · 3574 days ago

nytimes.com · #economics · #economics.ecib

You see, in the conservative worldview, markets aren’t just a useful way to organize the economy; they’re a moral structure: People get paid what they deserve, and what goods cost is what they are truly worth to society. You could say that to the free-market true believer, to know the price of everything is also to know the value of everything.

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cgod · 3574 days ago · link ·

One of my greatest fears is that congress will take over for the Fed. It would be devastating.

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