Choiring to the Preacher
Dec. 7th, 2007 06:15 pmThree years ago, I posted a list of Truths. I reproduce the list here for your convenience.
- People Face Tradeoffs
- The Cost of Something is What You Give Up to Get it
- Rational People Think at the Margin
- People Respond to Incentives
- Trade Can Make Everyone Better Off
- Markets are Usually a Good Way to Organize Economic Activity
- Governments Can Sometimes Improve Market Outcomes
- A Country's Standard of Living Depends on its Ability to Produce Goods and Services
- Prices Rise When the Government Prints Too Much Money
- Society Faces a Short-Run Tradeoff between Inflation and Unemployment