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Chris
03-14-2012, 05:50 PM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ukKXxJiU7EQ&list=PL06A6035D1EAF3D0E&index= 14&feature=plpp_video

Consider Bastiat's That Which is Seen, and That Which is Not Seen (http://bastiat.org/en/twisatwins.html)

Previous Economics is Fun topics...


Part 1: Value (http://thepoliticalforums.com/threads/1879-Economics-is-Fun-Part-1-Value)
Part 2: Price (http://thepoliticalforums.com/threads/1892-Economics-is-Fun-Part-2-Price)
Part 3: Specialization (http://thepoliticalforums.com/threads/1908-Economics-is-Fun-Part-3-Specialization)
Part 4: Trade (http://thepoliticalforums.com/threads/1922-Economics-is-fun-part-4-Trade)
Part 5: Time (http://thepoliticalforums.com/threads/1948-Economics-is-Fun-Part-5-Time)
Part 6: Money (http://thepoliticalforums.com/threads/1982-Economics-is-Fun-Part-6-Money)
Part 7: Middlemen (http://thepoliticalforums.com/threads/2021-Economics-is-Fun-Part-7-Middlemen)
Part 8: Speculators (http://thepoliticalforums.com/threads/2077-Economics-is-Fun-Part-8-Speculators)
Part 9: Joint Enterprise (http://thepoliticalforums.com/threads/2112-Economics-is-Fun-Part-9-Joint-Enterprise)
Part 10: Taxation (http://thepoliticalforums.com/threads/2207-Economics-is-Fun-Part-10-Taxation)
Part 11: Competition (http://thepoliticalforums.com/threads/2238-Economics-is-Fun-Part-11-Competition)
Part 12: Banking (http://thepoliticalforums.com/threads/2281-Economics-is-Fun-Part-12-Banking)
Part 13: International Trade (http://thepoliticalforums.com/threads/2334-Economics-is-Fun-Part-13-International-Trade)

Peter1469
03-14-2012, 07:25 PM
Good video. Except government exists and it isn't going away.

Government forced refineries to spend money on controlling real pollution like SO2 and American cities went from having very poor air quality to having very good air quality.

But then the Government moved on to a non-pollutant - CO2. ...

Chris
03-14-2012, 08:22 PM
Government doesn't need to go away so much as be limited and regulated.

Peter1469
03-14-2012, 08:52 PM
Government doesn't need to go away so much as be limited and regulated.

Here here.