Monthly Archives: August 2012

Consider this – total medals by GDP (among others). There is always an economic perspective on everything

http://www.medalspercapita.com/#medals-per-capita:2008 Economic Sense If labor is the source of the wealth of nations (Adam Smith) from this we can extrapolate that there is a positive correlation with population, and GDP. “The annual labor of every nation is the fund which … Continue reading

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Prices of maize flour, bread, wheat flour, milk and other basic commodities will shoot up by 16 per cent, if MPs approve plans to impose a tax on them.

Economic nonsense. Necessities are inelastic goods in the economy. An increase in the price of necessities will result in a diversion of disposable income, proportionately resulting in less spending on other goods and services in the overall economy. The effect … Continue reading

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