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FLOW Vision News, October 2008

Posted on Oct 17th, 2008 by FLOW : Organization FLOW

Dear FLOW Members, Recent events in the financial, banking, and insurance industry frustrate our sense of justice and goodness because it is certain that, no matter what else happens, some individuals who have made harmful... More »

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The U.S. is more heavily regulated now than it was in 1980

Posted on Sep 17th, 2008 by FLOW : Organization FLOW

An excellent NYT column by Tyler Cowan on the recent financial meltdown shows that deregulation is not at all the cause of the recent meltdown: Still, the Bush administration’s many critiques of regulation are belied... More »

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The Ultimate Act of Generosity

Posted on Dec 11th, 2007 by FLOW : Organization FLOW

When an unskilled Mexican laborer crosses the border from Mexico into the U.S., a day's worth of his or her hard work increases by a power of 10 - instead of receiving $6 for a... More »

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Regulatory Predictions and Green Mountain Energy

Posted on Oct 5th, 2007 by FLOW : Organization FLOW

I wrote the following at my old blog on June 1, 2004.  In the summer of 2006, I met with the general counsel of Green Mountain Energy, the largest retailer of clean energy in the... More »

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Size of government vs. other aspects of economic freedom

Posted on Sep 30th, 2007 by FLOW : Organization FLOW

In response to Anthony's query on taxes on yesterday's post: The Fraser Index aggregates data in five categories: 1.      Size of Government: Expenditures, Taxes, and Enterprises 2.      Legal Structure and Security of Property... More »

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