Economics

“Poore Endebted Discontented and Armed”

by Ryan M. Healy on November 11, 2011

As I was reading A People’s History of the United States of America this morning, I came across this interesting quote: Times were hard in 1676. “There was genuine distress, genuine poverty…. All contemporary sources speak of the great mass of people as living in severe economic straits,” writes Wilcomb Washburn, who, using British colonial [...]



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The Easiest Way to Grow a Business

by Ryan M. Healy on January 28, 2011

The easiest way to grow a business is to be in a growing market. If the market is growing, more new people are showing up than leaving. The growth is outpacing the attrition. Even if you don’t have the greatest product… even if your marketing is sub-par… even if you make some mistakes… chances are [...]



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Do You Sell to the Mass Affluent?

by Ryan M. Healy on January 11, 2011

For a few years back in 2005, 2006, and maybe even 2007, it became popular to sell the “mass affluent.” Why? Because there were lots of them… and… they had lots of disposable income to spend. But it seems the “mass affluent” may be dwindling. It may now be more accurate to call them the [...]



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How Free Market Economics Really Works

by Ryan M. Healy on October 11, 2010

While reading comments on Salty Droid’s blog, I came across one of the most cogent, well-written, and helpful comments I’ve ever seen on his blog. It was written by the user “Free Market Economics.” He said I could republish his comment, but that he preferred to stay anonymous. Here is his comment in full (keep [...]



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