So, to clarify, when Hoppe uses the word 'natural' he doesn't mean 'natural' at all. He just means 'how he thinks things should be done'. No surprises there...

Until we get jobs back that went overseas, we will stay in a semi permanent recession. Yes there will be ups and downs but it's still a recession. We cannot have an economy without jobs to support it. Just as working at 7-11, Wendy's, Pizza Hut and the like will not generate the income needed to be a home owner, or even be semi self sufficient.

Our goobernment wants everyone to believe the economy is better but it's not. Yes, they are a bunch of goobers running the show. How can an economy be better when prices keep rising, and income either stays the same or drops... as in no jobs? Sure Obummer says 200,000 jobs were created, but 300,000 jobs have disappeared that he's not telling about. He's an idiot to think we're better off now than 2 years ago. When he took office in January of 2009 Regular gas was 2.81/gallon. Since then it has risen as high a 4.20/gallon.... average gas prices mean nothing. Yeah, the economy has gotten better according to him and his cronies. :rolleyes: But then in all actuallity, oil and diesel fuel is what's controlling the economy.

Before you continue to spill your intentionally misleading rants, you may want to read Hoppe himself on what it is about, and why. Peaceful coexistence, trade, cooperation and higher productivity by labour division during the production process. Without that, humans stay isolated, limited in their reach, doomed to stay in smallest almost tribal groups, excluded from participating in civilizational development. Where humans live like this, civilizational development and improvement is impossible to grow beyond certain very limited standards. Because two hands alone always can do only so and so much, and not more.

The links are still valid and lead to the according libraries.

All I know is that my meager investments have been growing in value over the past 5 years, where previously, I cringed every time I opened up the statements and saw those big minus signs.

Something must be getting slowly better. We have a long way to go, but we seem to be slowly heading in the right direction.