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Moving up in the world: could you work from home in the Alps?

Idyllic: Crans-Montana Keystone / Laurent Gillieron During the pandemic, some skiers have been doing just that. But does the romantic vision tally with the reality? It was in May, while hiking along the forest trails and waterfalls of La Tièche, with views towards the snow-dusted peaks of the Matterhorn and Mont Blanc, that fitness coach Jessica Z Christensen decided to spend more time in the Swiss mountains. After a decade of being a digital nomad, the Italian and...

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The REAL ID Means a Real Leviathan

The annoyance of government edicts, no matter how petty, challenge my emotional equilibrium in a manner different from the various vagaries of life. Sure, I do not want to experience something such as a flat tire, but neither do I want to deal with pointless tasks required to satisfy a whim of the state, though, in the balance, the former I accept like a mosquito on a hot summer’s night, while the latter aches like a hammer to my thumb. Robert Higgs wrote Crisis and...

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“Going Cashless” Isn’t as Easy as It Seems

Many economic commentators are in favor of phasing out cash. They are of the view that cash provides support to the shadow economy and permits tax evasion. It is also held that in times of economic shocks that push the economy into a recession the rising demand for cash exacerbates the downturn—it becomes a factor of instability. Rather than spend money and boost aggregate demand, the increased demand for cash works against this. Consequently, it is argued that...

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The Fed’s Moral Hazard Monster Is About to Lay Waste to “Wealth”

If the Fed set out to destroy the financial system, they’re very close to finishing the job. If you set out to destroy markets and the financial system, your most important weapon is moral hazard, the disconnection of risk and consequence. You disconnect risk from consequence by rewarding those making the riskiest bets and bailing out gamblers whose bets went bad. You reward those making the riskiest bets by pushing markets higher regardless of any other factors....

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The Long Rehabilitation of Frank Fetter

Abstract:  Economics has long history of “rehabilitations,” including W.H. Hutt’s rehabilitation of Say’s law, and Alfred Marshall’s attempt to rehabilitate David Ricardo. The rehabilitation of Frank A. Fetter should be as important as either of these, especially for economists working in the contemporary Austrian tradition. The historical records reveal that for the last century there has been underway a nearly unbroken series of efforts, especially by Austrian...

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Bitcoin Lightning Tips auf Twitter jetzt auch für Android verfügbar

Die Social Media Plattform Twitter hat ihr Bitcoin Projekt ausgeweitet. Bisher war das sogenannte Bitcoin Lightning Tips Feature nur über iOS verfügbar – es wurde vor wenigen Monaten gelaunched. Doch nun wurde es auch für Android freigeschaltet. Bitcoin News: Bitcoin Lightning Tips auf Twitter jetzt auch für Android verfügbar Das Feature nutzt Jack Maller’s Strike Lightning Wallet auf der Social Media Plattform seit September 2021. Doch Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey gilt...

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How the bubble house movement took hold in Switzerland

Futuristic architecture sketches from Pascal Häusermann, 1970. Competition in Cannes, private urban atmosphere. Collection Frac Centre-Val de Loire / Donation Pascal Häusermann Swiss architects were swept up in the movement to build bubble houses out of concrete and plastic in the 1960s. While the bubble movement burst decades ago, many of the original structures are still standing to this day. Need more space? Why not just build an extra room on the side of your...

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Swiss franc highest against Euro since July 2015

© Skovalsky | Dreamstime.com On 19 November 2021, the Euro went below 1.05 Swiss francs, the lowest it has been since July 2015. The Swiss franc is viewed as a safe haven currency and tends to rise when markets are bearish. However, this week the shift in exchange rate may have had more to do with the situation in Euro zone than a shift to safety. The Euro has recently weakened against a number of currencies including the Yen, US dollar and Pound. Currency traders...

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Inflation Or Deflation??? I Agree With Jeff Snider

With everyone screaming inflation, the U.S. Treasuries are telling us inflation is not happening Macrovoices https://youtu.be/DfjDzlD5HQE Karissa Jolene Taylor https://youtu.be/tK9RB-_t1ys uneducatedeconomist.com [email protected] real mail P.O. 731 Astoria , OR 97103 Instagram uneducated.economist patreon https://www.patreon.com/UneducatedEconomist Want to buy me a coffee https://www.paypal.me/meatbingo where the money goes...

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Jeff Snider: Inflation Vs Deflation. Part 2

?? Please Support the Channel & Subscribe here for more: http://www.youtube.com/channel/UCZIFOCfVxLJexAKnSb2TWXg?sub_confirmation=1 Jeff Snider: Inflation Vs Deflation. Part 2 As the reflation trades cools down and the economic data begins to roll over, Jeff Snider, head of global research at Alhambra Investments, anticipates an ugly, near-term outcome for growth. In this conversation he explains how bonds and financial conditions have been signaling a return to the environment of...

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