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In this edition of "This Week in Economics with Robert Wenzel," Robert Wenzel, editor & publisher of EconomicPolicyJournal.com discusses the causes of the boom-bust business cycle, in particular the way it is explained by Austrian School economists.

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In this edition of "This Week in Economics with Robert Wenzel," Robert Wenzel, editor & publisher of EconomicPolicyJournal.com answers listener questions on a wide variety of topics on economic issues of the day.

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In this edition of "This Week in Economics with Robert Wenzel," Robert Wenzel, editor and publisher of EconomicPolicyJournal.com, discusses the concept "velocity of money" and its uselessness as an economic tool.

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In this edition of "This Week in Economics with Robert Wenzel," Robert Wenzel, editor and publisher of EconomicPolicyJournal.com, discusses capitalists and why they are not cut out to save and promote free market capitalism.

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In this edition of "This Week in Economics with Robert Wenzel," Robert Wenzel, editor and publisher of EconomicPolicyJournal.com, discusses capital gains taxes and why an increase would lower the general standard of living.

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If you are not very familiar with economics but talk economic policy, it is time you get the pronunciation of the name John Maynard Keynes correct.

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In this edition of "This Week in Economics with Robert Wenzel," Robert Wenzel, editor and publisher of EconomicPolicyJournal.com, discusses the developing price inflation and the key factors driving it.

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In this edition of "This Week in Economics with Robert Wenzel," Robert Wenzel, editor and publisher of EconomicPolicyJournal.com, discusses Biden Administration policies that appear designed to drive the dollar down on foreign exchange markets.

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In this edition of "This Week in Economics with Robert Wenzel," Robert Wenzel, editor and publisher of EconomicPolicyJournal.com, discusses the dangers in the new bill introduced by Senator Bernie Sanders, The Tax Excessive Pay Bill.

It is clear Sanders does not understand CEO compensation and the damage his bill will do to regular workers.

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In this edition of "This Week in Economics with Robert Wenzel," Robert Wenzel, editor and publisher of EconomicPolicyJournal.com, discusses the manner in which Marxist thinking is infiltrating current America and how it is possible you might even hold some Marxist views.

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In this edition of "This Week in Economics with Robert Wenzel," Robert Wenzel, editor and publisher of EconomicPolicyJournal.com, discusses the manner in which Dr. Jordan Peterson is promoting Marxism and why this is dangerous.

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In this edition of "This Week in Economics with Robert Wenzel," Robert Wenzel, editor and publisher of EconomicPolicyJournal.com, discusses the unusual moves by the CIA and Federal Reserve in shrinking the money supply data that they used to supply.

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On this edition of "This Week in Economics with Robert Wenzel," Robert Wenzel, editor and publisher of EconomicPolicyJournal.com, discusses the problems with a wealth tax and how it results in the lowering of the general standard of living in an economic region.

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On this pop-up edition of "This Week in Economics with Robert Wenzel," Robert Wenzel, editor and publisher of EconomicPolicyJournal.com, explains the hidden way unions really cause a decline in the standard of living for everyone.

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On  "This Week in Economics with Robert Wenzel," Robert Wenzel, editor and publisher of EconomicPolicyJournal.com, explains why the climb in long term interest rates is a signal of danger ahead for the economy.

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On  "This Week in Economics with Robert Wenzel," Robert Wenzel, editor and publisher of EconomicPolicyJournal.com, takes a look at Joe Biden's stimulus package and explains how it could wreck the economy.

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Robert Wenzel, editor and publisher of EconomicPolicyJournal.com, in a pop-up edition of "This Week in Economics with Robert Wenzel" takes a quick look at the factors driving the price of Bitcoin.

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Was Adam Smith the great free market advocate that so many believe? And just how did he influence Karl Marx?

Robert Wenzel, editor and publisher of EconomicPolicyJournal.com explores these questions during this episode of "This Week in Economics with Robert Wenzel"

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In this edition of "This Week in Economics with Robert Wenzel" the Biden COVID-19 $1.9 Trillion stimulus package is discussed, plus the minimum wage and what a wage increase really means.

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This is a special edition of "This Week in Economics with Robert Wenzel" which examines the recent short squeeze of GameStop stock, the halting of buying in the stock by the Robinhood brokerage firm and the circumstances surrounding the situation.

Did hedge funds try to manipulate the situation? Did the limits on buying move the country toward socialism?