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A Vision for a Society of Free, Prosperous, and Responsible Individuals
by Tyler Cowen
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“@egfalken @ATabarrok @tylercowen I quite appreciated it too. The focus on the long term and the power of compounding is something that is definitely very easy to underestimate and needs to be beaten into our heads more. | Subtitle ?A Vision for a Society of Free, Prosperous, and Responsible Individuals? gives a hint of its contents. I love these kinds of books: full of wellconsidered, smart, rational and surprising ideas from an economist. | Subtitle “A Vision for a Society of Free, Prosperous, and Responsible Individuals” gives a hint of its contents. I love these kinds of books: full of wellconsidered, smart, rational and surprising ideas from an economist.”
Source →“@egfalken @ATabarrok @tylercowen I quite appreciated it too. The focus on the long term and the power of compounding is something that is definitely very easy to underestimate and needs to be beaten into our heads more. | Subtitle ?A Vision for a Society of Free, Prosperous, and Responsible Individuals? gives a hint of its contents. I love these kinds of books: full of wellconsidered, smart, rational and surprising ideas from an economist. | Subtitle “A Vision for a Society of Free, Prosperous, and Responsible Individuals” gives a hint of its contents. I love these kinds of books: full of wellconsidered, smart, rational and surprising ideas from an economist.”
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Recommended by 4 sources and appears in Finance, Politics, and Philosophy.
Growth is good. Through history, economic growth, in particular, has alleviated human misery, improved human happiness and opportunity, and lengthened human lives. Wealthier societies are more stable, offer better living standards, produce better medicines, and ensure greater autonomy, greater fulfillment, and more sources of fun. If we want to con...
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“@egfalken @ATabarrok @tylercowen I quite appreciated it too. The focus on the long term and the power of compounding is something that is definitely very easy to underestimate and needs to be beaten into our heads more. | Subtitle ?A Vision for a Society of Free, Prosperous, and Responsible Individuals? gives a hint of its contents. I love these kinds of books: full of wellconsidered, smart, rational and surprising ideas from an economist. | Subtitle “A Vision for a Society of Free, Prosperous, and Responsible Individuals” gives a hint of its contents. I love these kinds of books: full of wellconsidered, smart, rational and surprising ideas from an economist.”
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