Max Raskin

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08/18/2016 Mises Wire Max Raskin

The tongue is a discerning instrument; in the hands of a traveled soda aficionado, it is capable of leading to insightful truths about politics. To the drinker who has imbibed foreign sodas, this...

What’s Wrong With American Sodas?

09/01/2007 Free Market Max Raskin

The Free Market 25, no. 8 (September 2007) The tongue is a discerning instrument; in the hands of a traveled soda aficionado, it is capable of leading to insightful truths about politics. To the...

Two Cents on the Penny

04/21/2008 Mises Daily Max Raskin

The price of the zinc required to mint pennies has been steadily increasing; the cost of producing a penny is now 1.7 cents — it costs nearly two pennies to make one. This has led many to question the continued existence of the penny and suggest it be abolished. Understanding negative seigniorage in economic terms will lead to an opposite conclusion: hundred dollar bills should be done away with.

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