Some Links
Posted By Don Boudreaux On September 12, 2011 @ 11:52 am In Environment,Hubris and humility,Social Security,State of Macro,War | Comments Disabled
Cato’s Michael Tanner weighs in sensibly on the “Is Social Security a Ponzi scheme?” question [1]. He answers “yes.”
In my latest column in the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, I offer further thoughts on Keynesianism [2].
EconLog’s David Henderson points us to a fine blog-post by David Friedman on global warming [3]. I would add to Friedman’s list of the three parts to the argument in favor of vigorous government action to correct global warming a fourth part, namely, the assumption that private efforts that enable us to better deal with the effect of global warming – e.g., the continuing improvement in air-conditioning, and the continuing improvement in weather forecasting – are either more costly than, or less effective than – and have worse third-party effects than – would any likely effort by governments to deal with global warming. (In Friedman’s essay this point is recognized; but it deserves to be listed explicitly as among the assumptions that global-warming alarmists make, often without thinking about it.)
George Will on 9/11 [4].
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[1] Cato’s Michael Tanner weighs in sensibly on the “Is Social Security a Ponzi scheme?” question: http://www.cato.org/pub_display.php?pub_id=13625
[2] In my latest column in the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, I offer further thoughts on Keynesianism: http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/opinion/columnists/boudreaux/s_755742.html
[3] EconLog’s David Henderson points us to a fine blog-post by David Friedman on global warming: http://econlog.econlib.org/archives/2011/09/david_friedman_9.html
[4] George Will on 9/11: http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/sept-11s-self-inflicted-wounds/2011/09/08/gIQAfjm5FK_story.html
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