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In Memory of Dr. Fred Foldvary
Dr. Foldvary has been a beacon of light for his economic wisdom and rational discourse.
July 22, 2021
Martin Adams
Author, Educator
The Pre-Existing Land Value Problem
A land-value tax (LVT) will decimate people’s property values, so property owners won’t want an LVT without an additional solution. Here’s another solution.
April 8, 2013
Fred Foldvary, Ph.D.
Economist
How Well Can One Know Another? Even Oneself?
One reason why government planning and control so often fail is that much of the economy is hidden from view.
January 3, 2010
Fred Foldvary, Ph.D.
Economist
Fannie & Freddie Get Bailed Out Again
The government subsidy of land values is not sustainable, as it has always created a boom followed by a bust.
December 28, 2009
Fred Foldvary, Ph.D.
Economist
The Copenhagen Conference a Victory for Polluters
Billions of dollars will go to the chiefs of the less developed economies, with little benefit to the people of these economies, while much deforestation will continue anyway.
December 21, 2009
Fred Foldvary, Ph.D.
Economist
Can the U.S. Constitution Force Americans to Have Medical Insurance?
The view that general welfare or interstate commerce authorize the U.S. federal government to use any force whatsoever on U.S. citizens is contrary to legal logic.
December 14, 2009
Fred Foldvary, Ph.D.
Economist
Negotiate to End War
The U.S. could make a deal such that the Taliban denies Al Qaeda a place in Afghanistan in exchange to being recognized as a power in the country.
December 7, 2009
Fred Foldvary, Ph.D.
Economist
What Policy Makers and Opinion Formers Should Know
There are moral, political, and economic propositions that are fundamental, yet remain misunderstood or unknown.
November 30, 2009
Fred Foldvary, Ph.D.
Economist
What's the Best Way to Save Energy?
The “cap and trade” law passed by the House of Representatives also contains command-and-control regulations that affect owners of dwellings.
November 23, 2009
Fred Foldvary, Ph.D.
Economist
The Jobs Summit
President Barack Obama's White House forum on jobs in December 2009 seeks to stoke the economy to create more jobs.
November 16, 2009
Fred Foldvary, Ph.D.
Economist
Values are Subjective
Because values are purely subjective, attempts by governments to control prices or to push prices up or down with taxes and subsidies reduce social wellbeing.
November 9, 2009
Fred Foldvary, Ph.D.
Economist
A Report On US GDP 3rd Quarter 2009
The economy is still depressed, but no longer receding.
November 2, 2009
Fred Foldvary, Ph.D.
Economist
Who should manage land and natural resources?
For large amounts of resources, the governance is best divided into various higher and lower levels.
October 26, 2009
Fred Foldvary, Ph.D.
Economist
Capitalism: a brilliantly confused story
To understand the economic policies of governments, and the main cause of social problems, grasp this idea: The main purpose of government is to serve the big landed interests.
October 19, 2009
Fred Foldvary, Ph.D.
Economist
The Pure Free Market: When We Respect Our Rights as Equals
A pure free market is an economy in which all activity is voluntary for all persons.
October 12, 2009
Fred Foldvary, Ph.D.
Economist
Is Jury Duty Involuntary Servitude?
In California, Code of Civil Procedure 211 authorizes the sheriffs and court bailiffs of a county to kidnap people and force them to serve on a jury.
October 5, 2009
Fred Foldvary, Ph.D.
Economist
Tax Reformers Propose Fiscal Suicide for California
California's proposal to tax business receipts would result in a quantum leap downward of less production, less investment, less employment, less growth, and less tax revenues.
September 28, 2009
Fred Foldvary, Ph.D.
Economist
Government Debt — Who Will Pay?
The USA now has budget deficits exceeded only during World War II, and many state governments such as California are deep in deficit.
September 21, 2009
Fred Foldvary, Ph.D.
Economist
What is God, and How Does the Brain Handle Mystery?
There seem to be phenomena that are not just unexplained but unexplainable, and so the deepest divinity is the mystery and the glory and the order of the universe.
September 14, 2009
Fred Foldvary, Ph.D.
Economist
The Folly of 'Cap and Trade' Approach to Pollution Reduction
Pollution control is mandatory if humanity is to survive, but the way that governments world-wide are going about it is astonishingly insane
September 7, 2009
Fred Foldvary, Ph.D.
Economist
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