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The Creative Process of Government Destruction

According to Schumpeter, the depression stage is both useful and creative. It brings the economy into equilibrium through forced adjustments. The level setting during the depression then encourages new innovations that take shape in the next stage of recovery. This process, where new and innovative companies destroy the value of established companies, is what Schumpeter called creative destruction. Continue reading

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How to Maximize Economic Potential

Problems, as people commonly perceive them, require solutions.  Broken shoelaces must get fixed.  Regrettably, in today’s democracy this means the candidate who offers the most fixes – in the form of goodies – to the most people wins the election. … Continue reading

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