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	<title>Return to Common Sense &#187; Economics</title>
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		<title>Shining A Light On Self Interest</title>
		<link>http://www.troy.thoughtsaloud.com/2009/03/19/shining-a-light-on-self-interest/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Mar 2009 17:37:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Troy</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[There is a lot of chatter in the media lately on the subject of self interest.  A.K.A. greed.
On one side, there are the Objectivists (like me) as well as noted economists (like the late Milton Friedman &#8211; view http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RWsx1X8PV_A).  Those in this camp claim that self interest is the motive power that makes a free [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Sometimes More Is Less</title>
		<link>http://www.troy.thoughtsaloud.com/2009/03/16/sometimes-more-is-less/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Mar 2009 21:31:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Troy</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In the essay I’ve Looked At Money From Both Sides Now http://www.troy.thoughtsaloud.com/2009/02/14/ive-looked-at-money-from-both-sides-now/  I mentioned my theory, mostly plagiarized from Ayn Rand, that money represents productivity.  Clearly a topic of little interest, given its low hit count.  But, I persist because I am convinced that the proper understanding of money and its relationship to productivity is [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Promoting The General Welfare</title>
		<link>http://www.troy.thoughtsaloud.com/2009/02/20/promoting-the-general-welfare/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Feb 2009 15:49:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Troy</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The term &#8220;promote the general welfare&#8221; has been used (successfully) to justify creation of a welfare state and the constant march toward socialism we see accelerating today.  But, what does &#8220;promote the general welfare&#8221; really mean?  Let us analyze&#8230;
The phrase comes from Article I, Section 8 of our Constitution. Article I, Section 8 is that [...]]]></description>
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		<title>I Want It All And I Want It Now</title>
		<link>http://www.troy.thoughtsaloud.com/2009/02/16/i-want-it-all-and-i-want-it-now/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Feb 2009 22:14:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Troy</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I often read how Americans, on average, are falling behind other nations is our understanding of science, mathematics, history, you name it.  We, on average, know less about most everything than our peers on other countries.  And, might I suggest this situation is far worse than most suspect.  Why?  Because that average includes a lot [...]]]></description>
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		<title>I&#8217;ve Looked At Money From Both Sides Now</title>
		<link>http://www.troy.thoughtsaloud.com/2009/02/14/ive-looked-at-money-from-both-sides-now/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 14 Feb 2009 18:38:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Troy</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I have wanted to write about this for some time but it seems there was always something more entertaining to write about.  Now I have put it off long enough so, entertaining be damned, I&#8217;m writing!
I have long observed that people have very different views about money.  To oversimplify, there seem to be 2 primary [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Oh, The Poor Children</title>
		<link>http://www.troy.thoughtsaloud.com/2009/02/12/oh-the-poor-children/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Feb 2009 18:52:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Troy</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Most of us know that a free marketplace, unencumbered by government &#8220;help&#8221; could take care of the current financial &#8220;crisis&#8221;.  Indeed, we know that a free marketplace could take care of most all financial problems, just as it is the most honest arbiter when shortages occur, just as it is the most amazing vehicle for [...]]]></description>
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		<title>You Can Bank On It</title>
		<link>http://www.troy.thoughtsaloud.com/2009/02/11/you-can-bank-on-it/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Feb 2009 16:14:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Troy</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The original dollar hemorrhage, begun during the Bush administration, was called TARP.  A bit of research reveals that Tarp is a common abbreviation for TARPAULIN, a heavy cloth or plastic sheet used to cover things up.  That should have been our first clue.
Whatever the intent, it seems not to have worked, inspiring the new administration [...]]]></description>
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		<title>One Of Us Thinks The Other Is Stupid</title>
		<link>http://www.troy.thoughtsaloud.com/2009/02/09/one-of-us-thinks-the-other-is-stupid/</link>
		<comments>http://www.troy.thoughtsaloud.com/2009/02/09/one-of-us-thinks-the-other-is-stupid/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Feb 2009 23:44:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Troy</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Well&#8230; here I am just back from the World Money Show in Orlando, FL (more on that later).  But I want to start with a link a friend sent me.  Please watch this.  You only think you have seen or heard stupid before:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R7mRSI8yWwg
And, as you watch the clip, remember first that it is real.  Remember [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Yes, Virginia, There Is NO Santa</title>
		<link>http://www.troy.thoughtsaloud.com/2008/11/29/yes-virginia-there-is-no-santa/</link>
		<comments>http://www.troy.thoughtsaloud.com/2008/11/29/yes-virginia-there-is-no-santa/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 29 Nov 2008 20:25:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Troy</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I have pondered at great length how I might write this particular piece without coming off like an arrogant ass.  I can&#8217;t, ergo accept my arrogant assness.
We are all familiar with the famous &#8220;dumbing down of America&#8221;, indeed, most of us see the evidence all around us (perhaps even in the mirror?).  We know that [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Sergeant Motors?</title>
		<link>http://www.troy.thoughtsaloud.com/2008/11/18/sargent-motors/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 19 Nov 2008 00:40:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Troy</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Like many Americans, I have been watching the drama unfold at the &#8220;Big 3&#8243; auto makers.  Will they survive?  Will those who hold our purse strings use our money to prop them up again, hoping the inevitable happens on someone else&#8217;s watch?  Will they take bankruptcy and re-emerge lighter, meaner, and ready to compete?  Nobody [...]]]></description>
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