Cris Lingle

Semi-retired econ. prof.; 50+ years lecturing/publishing; UFM prof.; Senior Research Fellow-AIER; individualist-voluntarist promoting human liberty

[Cris Lingle @crislingle]

@EmmanuelMacron Why do you need to attract scientists from other countries? France once had many of best scientists in the world. Do taxes & regulations & government interventions have an impact on the state of sciences in France?

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@Ekonometri51422 @nnairob @JMilei A trade deficit improves the living standard & productive capacity since consumers & producers buy what they want for less. Your statement supports Trump's misguided logic about this! Perhaps you should learn principles of economics.

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@Guate_Inmortal_ I have lost my mentor, my hero, my friend ... UFM has lost another of its leading light ...

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@jeffreytucker Both parties use immigration as a stick to beat the other & neither has an interest to fix it. GOP blames Dems for previously unrestrained inflows & alas, to demonize migrants. Dems insist that GOP is heartless & cares not for those suffering.

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@ChrisMartzWX Ill-educated & credulous journalists may not consider how long it takes for evolutionary change to occur or to investigate if it is from some other reason, e.g., mate selection, other than climate change.

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@DavidGrassmick @PeterBoettke Hoarding is only a problem with a commodity standard. Withholding bullion or coins from circulation has real effects. With fiat currency, funds remain in the banking system, available for others to use. If that drives down interest rates, more can use.

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@elonmusk Per capita welfare provisions by Minnesota's state & local governments is about $3,000, putting it among higher spenders, e.g., Massachusetts & above the national average. Per capita spending for each taxpayer is about $6,100!

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@ivancarrino But the discipline can break down: the Ley de Convertibilidad) passed in April 1991 under Economy Minister Domingo Cavallo fell apart due to excessive borrowing.

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@simonateba Americans are generous, donating to private welfare agencies, e.g., Red Cross, CARE, etc. They give twice, once as annual private foreign gifts: ~$30-36B & 2nd as taxes to pay for US government foreign aid: ~$72-100B.

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@Pluveus @ThePholosopherX It is impossible to know how consumers will react to rising prices to offset rising costs ... if costs rise too much, it may lead to automation as has happened in California.

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@nnairob @JMilei actually, a substantial portion of spending is based on either monetary inflation or borrowing ...

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Reasons that I am optimistic about Argentina in 2026:
📷 There is unprecedented support from the USA ...
📷 Prices of commodities that are produced are likely to improve ...
📷 More $$$ will enter via rising exports ...

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📷Key reforms are likely (labor & tax) ...
📷 The above will drive economic growth & poverty reduction ...
📷 Real wages will grow ...
📷 Argentina will be able to approach international markets & if that happens, there will be a further decrease in country risk ...

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Reasons that I am optimistic about Argentina in 2026:
📷 Inflation will continue to decelerate ...
📷 Interest rates will continue to fall ...
📷 Credit will grow ...
📷 Fiscal balance s non-negotiable ...
📷 The makeup of the new Congress favors the approval of laws for LLA ...

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@danfmsg And Bohm-Bawerk was influenced by Knut Wicksell ...

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@petche64 @elpaisuy @ObservadorUY @OPetinatti @enperspectivauy @santoysena1 @agarra_pala @LANACION VLLC ... !!!

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@BenjaminNorton Are you aware of the conditions for this payout. If so, you would have perspective on this decision. Otherwise, you are expressing an opinion that is uninformed and biased.

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@TimothyDSnyder Have you ever read any Public Choice analysis of representative democracy? Do you consider how incentives shape/influence the decisions of voters, politicians, political parties or bureaucrats within that system of political governance?

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@itscarterhughes @elonmusk A good idea, but unlikely to be considered. There is no incentive for elected officials to agree to this!

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@Leigianni https://t.co/RUSJJOcUCi

[In Milei We Trust @InMilei]

🇦🇷 Day 1 of the “Cuadernos” trial just dropped the hammer on Cristina Kirchner

The court read only the first 40 bribes out of 204
and already proved she pocketed MORE THAN US$10.4 MILLION in cash.

Delivered in bags to her apartment.
From contractors who got fat public-works contracts.
During both her and Néstor’s governments.

Prosecutors say the remaining 164 bribes will push the total way higher.

60 defendants on trial, including De Vido, José López and a dozen regretful businessmen who flipped.

This is the biggest corruption case in modern Argentine history… and it’s only Day 1.