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As far as wages are concerned, the only difference between immigration and birth is that birth takes longer.

- Alex Tabarrok
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Today it is evident that we have two political parties: the Tax and Spenders and the No-Tax and Spenders. Neither party is fiscally conservative. Is there no room at the inn for an honest conservative? A conservative who makes the case for smaller government on its merits and not just as the fallback option when fiscal bankruptcy threatens?

Like many works of literature, Hollywood chooses for its villains people who strive for social dominance through the pursuit of wealth, prestige, and power. But the ordinary business of capitalism is much more egalitarian: It's about finding meaning and enjoyment in work and production.

More retirees, longer life expectancy, larger benefits, and fewer workers - these trends have meant substantial increases in the payroll tax. Since the social security program began, the payroll tax has increased more than 500 percent.

The obsessive focus on a college degree has served neither taxpayers nor students well. Only 35 percent of students starting a four-year degree program will graduate within four years, and less than 60 percent will graduate within six years. Students who haven't graduated within six years probably never will.

People get used to more complex forms of entertainment, and they become bored by simpler forms. Television has become more complex in order to feed our demand.

Education is the key to the future: You've heard it a million times, and it's not wrong. Educated people have higher wages and lower unemployment rates, and better-educated countries grow faster and innovate more than other countries. But going to college is not enough. You also have to study the right subjects.

I think modern television shows, with their intricate plots, are stimulating our minds. This is one reason IQs have been going up.

I utterly reject the view that the Third World is doomed to poverty and starvation. Not only is this wrong, I think this attitude verges on the immoral, like thinking that slavery is an unalterable facet of the human condition so why bother doing anything about it?

It used to be that almost all innovation came from the U.S. and a small number of other developed countries. That's no longer the case, and as China and India grow, it's changing even more. Expect a lot more Chinese and Indian Nobel prizes in the future.

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As far as wages are concerned, the only difference between immigration and birth is that birth takes longer.

As far as wages are concerned, the only difference between immigration and birth is that birth takes longer.

As far as wages are concerned, the only difference between immigration and birth is that birth takes longer.

As far as wages are concerned, the only difference between immigration and birth is that birth takes longer.

As far as wages are concerned, the only difference between immigration and birth is that birth takes longer.

As far as wages are concerned, the only difference between immigration and birth is that birth takes longer.

As far as wages are concerned, the only difference between immigration and birth is that birth takes longer.

As far as wages are concerned, the only difference between immigration and birth is that birth takes longer.

As far as wages are concerned, the only difference between immigration and birth is that birth takes longer.

As far as wages are concerned, the only difference between immigration and birth is that birth takes longer.

As far as wages are concerned, the only difference between immigration and birth is that birth takes longer.

As far as wages are concerned, the only difference between immigration and birth is that birth takes longer.

As far as wages are concerned, the only difference between immigration and birth is that birth takes longer.

As far as wages are concerned, the only difference between immigration and birth is that birth takes longer.

As far as wages are concerned, the only difference between immigration and birth is that birth takes longer.