(05-26-2016, 02:29 PM)Eric the Obtuse Wrote:(05-24-2016, 11:51 PM)Galen Wrote: If I am going to do something it seems best to do it well which is why I have books on many subjects. The fact that Mises an Rothbard help me as other economists don't then it becomes clear that they know rather more about economics than the current crop of PhDs running the Fed. Interesting, but sadly not surprising, that you would miss that point.
Careful, your envy is showing.
One thing I don't understand is why you consult economists from a century ago to make investment decisions today.
For the same reason I use the physics of 150 years ago in my day job. It allows me to solve the problems in my day job for which my employer pays me rather well. Truth does not have an expiration date.
Democracy is the theory that the common people know what they want, and deserve to get it good and hard. -- H.L. Mencken
If one rejects laissez faire on account of man's fallibility and moral weakness, one must for the same reason also reject every kind of government action. -- Ludwig von Mises
If one rejects laissez faire on account of man's fallibility and moral weakness, one must for the same reason also reject every kind of government action. -- Ludwig von Mises