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To: Moonman62
New investment will create new jobs, and fill excess capacity. New jobs mean more income, which means the cycle of new investment, new jobs, and new demand will continue.

You're more likely to get inflation, fraud, malinvestment, and, ultimately hyper-inflation until the excesses of the past boom are wrung out of the system.

The Austrians seek to prolong human misery, and they think the Great Depression is the best thing that ever happened to our economy.

Is that your best understanding of the Austrian School?

17 posted on 11/11/2002 8:08:42 PM PST by Deuce
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To: Deuce
You're more likely to get inflation, fraud, malinvestment, and, ultimately hyper-inflation until the excesses of the past boom are wrung out of the system.

Why? How do you measure excess? What's the current measurement? What value of excess indicates that we've gone through enough liquidation? Do you use a static model, or do you take into account effects caused by changes in government policy and economic growth? How about the unpredictable effect of irrational people like Michael Dell, and Bill Gates who started their companies against all odds?

What was the measure when Reagan took office? What was it when the stock market responded positively to his economic policies?

18 posted on 11/12/2002 12:25:05 AM PST by Moonman62
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