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Do Lockdowns Save Many Lives? In Most Places, the Data Say No – WSJ

April 29 | Posted by mrossol | American Thought, Coronavirus, Economics

By. T.J. Rodgers
WSJ. April 26, 2020 3:55 pm ET
Do quick shutdowns work to fight the spread of Covid-19? Joe Malchow, Yinon Weiss and I wanted to find out. We set out to quantify how many deaths were caused by delayed shutdown orders on a state-by-state basis. To normalize for an unambiguous comparison of deaths between... Read more

what are you in favor of?

April 10 | Posted by mrossol | Coronavirus, Economics, The Left, US Constitution

Another interesting perspective. WSj  4/10/2020  

I have no idea whether Sweden’s more modest approach to the Covid-19 pandemic— keeping schools and restaurants open while restricting visits to retirement homes—will be a success or a colossal and deadly mistake. No one else will know either, probably for months. But while we wait, the most interesting political fact about Sweden... Read more

Lockdowns won't stop it now

April 10 | Posted by mrossol | American Thought, Coronavirus, Economics

We are where we are; we need to live with our decisions to-date. Dr Ladapo has perspective worth consideration.

WSJ  4/10/2020   By Joseph A. Ladapo The pandemic crisis now rests on a fulcrum. On one side is Covid-19 and every possible action that might prevent people from contracting and dying from infection. On the other side is everything... Read more

What Victory looks like

March 23 | Posted by mrossol | American Thought, Economics, Health

As I have said before, it is good to have alternative views to consider. And this is one.  mrossol ====== WSJ  3/20/2020 A telling moment came on CNBC Thursday. A host gently shushed the learned Jim Grant, editor of Grant’s Interest Rate Observer, saying discussion of tradeoffs was not encouraged. On TV, delivering up unpleasant choices is bad for the brand. Unfortunately policy... Read more

Debt, Currency wars in sight?

November 16 | Posted by mrossol | Debt, Economics, US Debt

This is an interesting article. A very brief overview of what might be driving thinking on the US Dollar. William White in theMARKET. 

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Income inequality?

November 4 | Posted by mrossol | American Thought, Economics, Tax Issues

Help me understand.. The Truth About Income Inequality – WSJ 11/4/2019 By Phil Gramm And John F. Early Never in American history has the debate over income inequality so dominated the public square, with Democratic presidential candidates and congressional leaders calling for massive tax increases and federal expenditures to redistribute the nation’s... Read more

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