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  1. National Consumer Protection Week: Sorry, It's Up to You

    Sat, 10 Mar 2012

    regulators. American consumers represent the perhaps most powerful economic force ever known to man. 18th century economist Adam Smith , author of "The Wealth of Nations," himself foresaw this when he said, "Consumption is the sole end and consumers

  2. Dating Website: Members Buy, Sell First Dates on What'sYourPrice.com

    Fri, 8 Apr 2011

    com, a new dating site that's trying to bring Adam Smith 's rules of capitalism to Cupid's world of romance. On the site facets of society, he said. It's about time for capitalism to couple up with finding love. "It's about

  3. Competition Would Save Medicine, Too

    Wed, 10 Jun 2009

    comes up with this stuff?' he asked." I do. Adam Smith did. Market competition is what's brought A. Hayek called "spontaneous order" and Adam Smith called "the invisible hand " would make it happen, just as they make it

  4. Economy Hope: Porn, Roads and Auto-Flush Potties

    Fri, 23 Jan 2009

    everything contrary to what Adam Smith talked about in the 'Wealth Nations.' This whole invisible hand that is supposed to Francis said. " Adam Smith is rolling in his grave Nobel Prize-winning economist and liberal New York Mark Zandi, chief economist and co-founder of

  5. The Note: Clinton in Crossfire

    Thu, 8 Jan 2009

    leg up in Florida's presidential election," writes Adam Smith of the St. Petersburg Times . "At a time when leading voting for John Roberts' Supreme Court nomination. The Economist finds Rove's successor -- and he's working for Hillary

  6. The Idiocy of Energy Independence

    Thu, 18 Sep 2008

    invent a better battery. As George Mason University economist Donald Boudreaux writes , "Anyone who develops such self-sufficiency should be embarrassing. At least since Adam Smith , it's been understood that the division of labor and

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  1. Soros sees 'reflexivity' theory of economics as life's work

    Mon, 12 May 2008

    economic research," wrote economist Christopher Neely of Since the days of Adam Smith , economists have taught economic prophets, such as economist Nouriel Roubini or The What Soros sees as the market economy 's inherent tendency

  2. Tech CEOs Push Priorities with Politicians

    Thu, 14 Jun 2007

    is in the spirit of our recognition that a lot more Americans watch Lou Dobbs than read [classic free-market economist ] Adam Smith ," Mehlman said. "It takes real political courage to stand up for open markets these days." While Mehlman

  3. How to Out-Behave Your Business Competitors

    Tue, 5 Jun 2007

    money. In 1776, Adam Smith wrote "The Wealth of Nations," and capitalism was born.3 The days of fortress capitalism , a professional habits of fortress capitalism obsolete. With 20, 2006. 3. Adam Smith , The Wealth of

  4. How to Out-Behave Your Business Competitors

    Mon, 4 Jun 2007

    money. In 1776, Adam Smith wrote "The Wealth of Nations," and capitalism was born.3 The days of fortress capitalism , a professional habits of fortress capitalism obsolete. With 20, 2006. 3. Adam Smith , The Wealth of

  5. When Is Greed Good?

    Fri, 11 Nov 2005

    Public Schools? Economist Walter Williams things. In 1776, Adam Smith explained how pursuing cases, led by an invisible hand to promote an end are fascinated by capitalism and by ownership We think of capitalism as something the in some ways, capitalism is the big equalizer

  6. Complexity and Intelligent Design

    Mon, 29 Aug 2005

    question, discussed first by Adam Smith and later by Friedrich Hayek die out. They accept that Adam Smith 's invisible hand brings about the spontaneous interactions in a modern free market economy and insisted that they were

  7. Working Wounded Blog: Earnings vs. Environment, Part II

    Tue, 31 May 2005

    Journal article quoted Adam Smith and pointed out concepts, and relegate Adam Smith to a historical complete misreading of Adam Smith and his legacy. The ' invisible hand ' metaphor is not he never knew capitalism (a word not invented

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  1. Tea Party Response: Rand Paul Argues for Less Government

    Wed, 13 Feb 2013

    prosperous. What America needs is not Robin but Adam Smith . In the year we won our independence Adam Smith described what creates the wealth of nations balance our budget. When we understand that capitalism . And free markets and free individuals

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    our founding documents. When we balance our budget. When we understand that capitalism . And free markets and free individuals. Or what creates our nation's prosperity.
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