Supply Side Advocates, Riddle Me This
Champions of supply side economics claim that manipulating the money supply to increase the available supply of goods and services creates opportunity and prosperity, but does it really work that way?
Dawn Allen
Dawn Allen is a freelance writer and editor who is passionate about sustainability, political economy, gardening, traditional craftwork, and simple living. She and her husband are currently renovating a rural homestead in southeastern Michigan.
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