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Can Money Buy Happiness?

April 1, 2002

Personal Snapshots Forecasts & Strategies April 2002 “I’m tired of Love: I’m still more tired of Rhyme. But Money gives me pleasure all the time.” —Hilaire Belloc I came across a very interesting book the other day called Happiness and Economics: How the Economy and Institutions Affect Human Well-Being (Princeton University Press, 2002), by Bruno [...]

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Social Security Reform: Lessons from the Private Sector

March 1, 2001

IDEAS ON LIBERTY Economics on Trial MARCH 2001 by Mark Skousen “Of all social institutions, business is the only one created for the express purpose of making and managing change. Government is a poor manager.” —Peter F. Drucker 1 In the ongoing debate over the privatization of Social Security, one story has been over-looked: The [...]

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What If Social Security Was Like a 401(k)?

December 1, 2000

Forecasts & Strategies Personal Snapshots December 2000 by Mark Skousen “Of all social institutions, business is the only one created for the express purpose of making and managing change…. Government is a poor manager.” -Peter F. Drucker, “The Sickness of Government,” The Age of Discontinuity (1969) In the ongoing debate over the privatization of Social [...]

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Easy Living: My Two Years in the Bahamas

December 23, 1987

Memoir — LIBERTY By Mark Skousen The Island of June If you’re feeling the need of real relaxation, In a climate that’s lazy, a perfect vacation, Away from the snow and the slush that annoys you, Away from the worries and cares that destroy you, Try Nassau, the Island of June. There are bluest of [...]

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