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Robert A. McKeown


    • Dec 22, 2020 LATEST EPISODE
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    • 9m AVG DURATION
    • 38 EPISODES


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    The Plan

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 22, 2020 23:13


    The world we are about to inherit is not what you think. There's no going back to any semblance of normal unless people wake up and take action. For the full article please go to, www.thebluecollareconomist.com

    Ramblings of an Individualist

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 30, 2019 5:47


    Something in the "liberty movement" has been annoying me for some time. Name calling, personal ad hominem attacks and insults isn't doing the cause for freedom any good. Here is a rant from a few years ago. www.thebluecollareconomist.com/612

    The Error of Pricing Goods in Gold

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 30, 2019 9:06


    Terms matter. There is a false understanding as to how gold and silver commodity prices reflect values of current goods and services. Let us see how it is erroneous to simply use commodity prices as reflections of consumer prices in currency terms. https://thebluecollareconomist.com/2014/10/08/the-error-of-pricing-goods-in-gold/

    Human Action and Prices

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 4, 2019 15:29


    There's more to setting prices or wages that meet the eye. Let's find out more about how prices are really arrived at. https://thebluecollareconomist.com/2014/03/20/human-action-and-prices/

    Time:Our Most Scarce Resource

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 3, 2019 15:27


    Time, is seems, is becoming ever more scarce. Let's find out how scarce time really is. https://thebluecollareconomist.com/2014/05/23/time-our-most-scarce-resource/

    Democracies and the Free Market

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 24, 2019 5:05


    Some try to confuse free markets as being like democracies, where everyone gets to choose with their capital. Let's find out the truth.

    The Hot Air of Private vs. Public

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 2, 2018 7:10


    Many libertarians already believe that the private sector is much more efficient than the public sector. Here's another example why, the catastrophe of airship R-101.

    A Defense of Keynes: Well Not Really

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 8, 2018 12:15


    Keynes described an age of leisure with the next 100 years. Hear an Austrian economist defend a nemesis like Keynes.

    Language: The Final Frontier

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 25, 2018 6:53


    It seems Jordan Peterson has done more than stand against academia run-amok. He has declared the English language should remain laissez-faire. www.thebluecollareconomist.com

    What's Wrong with Algorithmns

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 28, 2018 6:22


    What are algorithms? Are they a good or a bad for society? Let's find out more. www.thebluecollareconomist.com

    Rights Being Eroded

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 5, 2017 3:06


    Recently I had read a blog from Libertarian57, in this article, he asked the reader to share their thoughts on how our rights are being eroded. Here was my response... www.thebluecollareconomist.com

    More Broken Windows

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 2, 2017 5:09


    Again and again, we hear pundits and talking heads explain how disasters can be good for the economy. If that were true, then Bierut would be the wealthiest place on Earth. We'll learn how destroying capital is never a good thing, no matter how often the Keynesians repeat the mantra. The Blue Collar Economist(www.thebluecollareconomist.com.

    Fiscal Illusion: The Real Shell Game

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 31, 2017 4:45


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    Pathological Altruism

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 2, 2017 6:12


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    The Wage Experiment Known as Seattle

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 2, 2017 5:27


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    What's Up With The Middle Class

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 2, 2017 9:46


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    01 Death By Taxes: A Sordid History

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 4, 2017 6:50


    This is the BCE's four part series on the income tax. It's history, moral and economic implications. Also, the real reason incomes are taxed.

    02 Death By Taxes: Legal Plunder

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 4, 2017 7:49


    This is the BCE's four part series on the income tax. It's history, moral and economic implications. Also, the real reason incomes are taxed.

    03 Death By Taxes: The Federal Reserve

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 4, 2017 10:16


    This is the BCE's four part series on the income tax. It's history, moral and economic implications. Also, the real reason incomes are taxed.

    04 Death By Taxes: The Elites

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 4, 2017 8:43


    This is the BCE's four part series on the income tax. It's history, moral and economic implications. Also, the real reason incomes are taxed.

    The Ins and Outs of Title Loans

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 29, 2017 3:48


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    Bernie Sanders' Welfare Trap

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 16, 2017 9:16


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    Trump, Tariffs and Trade

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 16, 2017 9:56


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    Where No Economy Has Gone Before

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 16, 2017 12:43


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    Please! Spare Me, Enough Already!

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 16, 2017 7:08


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    So It Begins Again

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 16, 2017 6:27


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    The Cost of Free

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 16, 2017 9:24


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    The Economic Problem

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 16, 2017 7:24


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    We Need More Jobs

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 16, 2017 7:12


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    It Is More Than Laissez-Faire

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 16, 2017 7:16


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    It's a Wonderful Bank Run

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 16, 2017 10:17


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    Jackals, Hyenas and a Congress of Baboons

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 16, 2017 12:55


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    No Relief For Taxpayers

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 16, 2017 9:00


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    History Rhymes- A Look At Deutsche Bank

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 15, 2017 5:06


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    Hyperinflation: Are the Austrians Wrong

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 15, 2017 11:31


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    03 Spain and China: Then and Now

    Play Episode Listen Later May 7, 2016 16:20


    The 15th and 16th centuries marked a significant change for the Spanish economy. With a huge influx of precious metals from South America gave unparalleled purchasing power to the Spanish aristocracy. China is the undisputed importer of precious metals globally. How does historical Spain compare to modern China? www.thebluecollareconomist.com

    02 Fallacies of Instric Value

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 21, 2016 18:05


    Why do contemporaries still claim gold has intrinsic value? Let's see how we got here and the proper terms for gold's valuation. Related Articles: The Fallacy of Intrinsic Value: (fee.org/articles/the-fallacy-of-intrinsic-value/) Schiff Was Right and Wrong: (http://thebluecollareconomist.com/2014/03/02/schiff-was-right-and-wrong/) For more check out the Blue Collar Economist web page: (www.thebluecollareconomist.com)

    01 The Error of Pricing Goods in Gold

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 16, 2015 13:35


    Many pundits and talk show hosts make the mistake of simply transferring the commodity prices of gold and silver to actual prices of goods. The Blue Collar Economist will walk you through the reason why doing so is erroneous. Related articles: The Error of Pricing Goods in Gold (http://thebluecollareconomist.com/201...) The Batmobile, Value and Prices (http://thebluecollareconomist.com/201...) Ben Bernanke's Bromance by Thomas DiLorenzo (https://www.lewrockwell.com/2015/06/t...) For more check out The Blue Collar Economist web page: http://thebluecollareconomist.com

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