On Statism

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Over on Twitter, Elon Bachman and Daniil Gorbatenko engaged in a brief exchange on statism.  Censorship by yours truly.  Anyone with Twitter access can track it down if you want to see the missing word.  Tip: not worth it.

Bachman on statism

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The eternal optimism of statists would be heartening if it weren’t so destructive.

Hayek

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About Tony Lima

Retired after teaching economics at California State Univ., East Bay (Hayward, CA). Ph.D., economics, Stanford. Also taught MBA finance at the California University of Management and Technology. Occasionally take on a consulting project if it's interesting. Other interests include wine and technology.