10 Recurring economic fallacies

Robert Jagger

A discussion from the libertarian Ludwing von Mises Institute on recurring myths about our economy

http://mises.org/daily/1568

  • The Broken Window
  • The Beneficence of War
  • The Best Way to Finance a War is by Borrowing
  • Deficit Spending Benefits the Economy and Government Debt
  • Government Policies to Promote Exports are a Good Idea
  • Commercial Warfare Works
  • The Late Nineteenth Century was an Era of Laissez-Faire Capitalism
  • Business Corporations Favor a Policy of Laissez-Faire
  • Hamilton Was Great
  • Agrarianism or Industrialism: We Must Choose