A Crash Course in (bad) Economics
When we seek to look at economic predictions, to analyze graphs and predictions, with a view towards understanding what they are, or rather may be, saying; it is almost imperative to have a basic understanding of the fundamental concepts that underlie the noble discipline called economics. Regional factors have been taken into account. Let me begin with a few simple definitions. Socialist: A person that has no money, lives a life of poverty, and is willing to share it. Communist: A person that believes that the State should own all property except their own. Business: Organised extraction....
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OVR’s token economics plan
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