tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post1587818767543445663..comments2024-02-13T02:39:22.756-05:00Comments on EconomicPolicyJournal.com: The Trumped-Up Myths Behind "Trickle-Down" EconomicsRobert Wenzelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14296920597416905488noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-2625767867670783452016-10-05T17:40:04.333-04:002016-10-05T17:40:04.333-04:00A propos: I would love to hear R.W.'s take on ...A propos: I would love to hear R.W.'s take on the foundational argument against I.P. - so far all I've seen are just unfounded assertions that I.P. needs to exist, or a crypto-Marxist argument boiling down to the statement that because information was created with the labor of the author, the author has right to gain materially from his labor (by taking by force from other people who arenAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-53895468493137352472016-10-05T17:33:56.598-04:002016-10-05T17:33:56.598-04:00Not all criticisms of immigration are rooted in en...Not all criticisms of immigration are rooted in envy: i.e. see the Hoppe's point on forced integration.<br /><br />As of I.P. there are quite a lot of an-caps who consider I.P. to be an oxymoron, a logically inconsistent and totally unnecessary notion. (And a result the practical reality of I.P. is little more than a vehicle for legalized extortion and socialization of exclusion costs).<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-44531557523468137282016-10-03T21:30:47.465-04:002016-10-03T21:30:47.465-04:00---
When people, however rich or poor, get richer...--- <br />When people, however rich or poor, get richer through voluntary arrangements, they do not hurt anyone except those suffering from envy. ---<br /><br />EXACTLY. And it is ENVY what is behind basically ALL criticisms of markets and voluntary transactions including: foreign trade, immigration and even I.P.<br /><br />Just read their arguments, their reasons to defend protectionist schemes OldMexicanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16111465436836633221noreply@blogger.com