Comments on: Use price controls to tame inflation? http://stephenmonrad.com/blog/economicsidea/use-price-controls-to-tame-inflation/ The blog is about alternative economics and the book I am writing about my economic ideas. Mon, 12 Apr 2010 04:35:30 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Stephen Monrad http://stephenmonrad.com/blog/economicsidea/use-price-controls-to-tame-inflation/comment-page-1/#comment-1077 Stephen Monrad Mon, 22 Jun 2009 13:29:53 +0000 http://stephenmonrad.com/blog/?p=394#comment-1077 ClydeB I'll try to explain more about my view on price controls over the next several posts. You can also read the economics section of my main website for more details. ClydeB

I’ll try to explain more about my view on price controls over the next several posts. You can also read the economics section of my main website for more details.

]]> By: ClydeB http://stephenmonrad.com/blog/economicsidea/use-price-controls-to-tame-inflation/comment-page-1/#comment-1072 ClydeB Sun, 21 Jun 2009 20:25:58 +0000 http://stephenmonrad.com/blog/?p=394#comment-1072 Price controls are more likely to cause the kind of shortages that harm consumers more than will free market pricing that lets competetion provide the control. For exampe, tell a farmer the max. price of milk is too low(controlled price) and he will produce beef and tell you where to go. Price controls are more likely to cause the kind of shortages that harm consumers more than will free market pricing that lets competetion provide the control.
For exampe, tell a farmer the max. price of milk is too low(controlled price) and he will produce beef and tell you where to go.

]]> By: Eric Monrad http://stephenmonrad.com/blog/economicsidea/use-price-controls-to-tame-inflation/comment-page-1/#comment-1027 Eric Monrad Fri, 19 Jun 2009 18:58:38 +0000 http://stephenmonrad.com/blog/?p=394#comment-1027 Stephen, I'm assuming your next post will get into the details about how to control the prices. Could you also make a comparison between the ideas you are proposing and communism? I understand that you are not proposing communism, but I'd like to understand more about what the differences are. Eric Stephen,

I’m assuming your next post will get into the details about how to control the prices. Could you also make a comparison between the ideas you are proposing and communism? I understand that you are not proposing communism, but I’d like to understand more about what the differences are.

Eric

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