Category Archives: Economics in This Lesson

Why are gas prices so high?

Posted on December 29, 2021 by RC

There are ultimately only two ways by which prices are determined, by market forces of supply and demand, or by government forces imposing themselves in markets. When the nation experiences the pain of rapid price increases it does not take … Continue reading →

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Appeal; What is Inflation?

Posted on November 18, 2021 by RC

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Gas Prices; Bible in 5, Titus

Posted on October 4, 2021 by RC

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Muzzled Oxen

Posted on August 27, 2021 by RC

Trolls, I am convinced, know they are trolls. They make no pretense of making any sense. They are self-consciously jerking us around which makes them more nasty than ignorant. There are, however, some whose hostility is genuine but so powerful … Continue reading →

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Is it a sin to be wealthy?

Posted on August 12, 2021 by RC

No. One can certainly get wealthy by sinning. One can certainly sin while being wealthy. But it is surely not a sin to be wealthy. Though few would be so crass as to express such a sentiment, it nevertheless often … Continue reading →

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Missing the (Decimal) Point

Posted on July 16, 2021 by RC

It’s a crazy real estate market out there. Prices have shot through the roof faster than, well, faster than the last real estate bubble we had. My neighbor across the way had 31 live viewers the first day it was … Continue reading →

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Why are people so greedy?

Posted on May 24, 2021 by RC

Because we’re people. The problem isn’t in the money. Which means, by the way, that one does not become more greedy than someone else by having more than someone else. Greed afflicts the rich and the poor and everyone in … Continue reading →

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Three Economic Truisms that Just Aren’t So

Posted on May 5, 2021 by RC

A little knowledge may be dangerous, but not nearly so dangerous as a great deal of ignorance. Too often, when it comes to economics, we carry around just enough foolishness to make ourselves dangerous, believing “truths” that have no truth … Continue reading →

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Grumble in the Jungle

Posted on April 16, 2021 by RC

It is such an obvious part of our lives one would think, you know, that we’d at least be aware of it. “It” is our propensity to come to believe that what we receive becomes what we are owed. Our … Continue reading →

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Why is work important?

Posted on March 29, 2021 by RC

With each passing wave of stimulus checks we get closer and closer to the notion that the state should simply send everyone a check every month, or at least, send a check to everyone who doesn’t earn one in the … Continue reading →

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