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Cave Man Economics

When you would do anything, including taking a club to every person you know, to see top line revenue grow, even if it means eroding profitability and making no money.
Investors: Evan, what's with your financials lately? Revenue is exploding, but you're hemorrhaging cash faster than ever. Do you ever plan to turn a profit? Are you still reading that book on cave man economics?

Evan Spiegel: OOO OOO AHH AHH BIG NUMBER GOOD SMALL NUMBER BAD OOO OOO AHH AHH
by evan spiegel June 13, 2023
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Economics

Economics is the ethics of mixing resources with strangers.
There are many disagreements about what Economics thinks is fair.
by insub2 January 19, 2013
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Neurodivergent Economics

Neurodivergent Economics (Neurodivergent Capitalism) is a movement among Neurodivergents aiming to build wellness through the ownership, growing businesses, & supporting economic influences, in the hands of Neurodivergents.

Neurodivergent Economics focuses on investing in Neurodivergent-Owned businesses, community development, possession of land, education, startups, patents, or other resources that support the Neurodivergent Economy.

Supporters of Neurodivergent economics boycott businesses & non-profits that are ableisitic, predatory, or harmful to Neurodivergents or other impacted demographics.

Other forms of direct or indirect support may include related policy or advocacy work, activism, or campaigns for things such as demanding acceptance & raising awareness of information important to Neurodivergents or their communities.

(To prevent appropriation, it should be noted that this is inspired by the wisdom Black Economics / Black Capitalism and should NEVER be used in a manner that detracts from or robs the Black Economy. Furthermore, it is this author's opinion that when Neurodivergents cannot find a fellow Neurodivergent to spend their money with, one might do well to seek that product or service from the Black Community in support and solidarity for fellow impacted demographics. This also honors where our communities intersect for the many ignored, under-diagnosed, and much less frequently assessed Black Neurodivergents."
"I only by Neurodivergent Pride or Neurodiversity Celebration attire from Actual Neurodivergents to support the Neurodivergent Economy."

"If we want equity & Self-Determination for Neurodivergents, it's time keep our money within our own community by practicing Neurodivergent Economics"

"Every donation that Autism Speaks accepts is an act of theft from the Autistic & Neurodivergent Economy."
by Neuroquid June 6, 2021
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Plebeian Economics

An economical system where true capitalism is perceived to be the end goal but social programs and regulations are pushed more than free market.

Also known as PlebEc.
Bill: You don't understand. I want a free market, but with a carbon tax.
Bob: Now you're getting into plebeian economics..
by Sam Neil December 22, 2017
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economics

A class taught to most high school students about how a society manages its scarce resources. It is comprised of a handful of mildly persuasive concepts pumped full of jargon and needlessly represented by graphs to deter intelligent people from realizing that this is not a real science.
Much like intelligent design, economics is a popular psuedo-science that intellectual humans would overlook.

The self-proclaimed “social science” contrastingly strives to ignore more of human nature every few years with a book written by a middle-aged man who realizes that he is not smart enough to discover anything new in a real science.
by Sir Heartless Bastard October 19, 2005
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supply side economics

a macroeconomic theory that deals with the aggregate supplu curve instead of the aggregate demand curve. It is a patch to original Keynesian economics which were not concerned with aggregate supply.
supply side economics were responsible for the economic booms of the '20s '50s and '80s
by MizNiz October 2, 2006
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trickle down economics

A government ecomomic plan in which taxes are lowered on the wealthy so that they have incentives to do things with the extra money they would have would lead it to 'trickle down' to the middle and lower classes.

For example, the wealthy might use the extra money to expand their businesses or buy more shares in the stock market, thus expanding the economy and providing more jobs for those in the middle and lower classes.

The wealthy might also spend the extra money on more goods and services, thus providing the middle and lower classes with more work.

Probably the most significant stream of money trickling down is from the extra money that the wealthy put in banks. Because there is more money in banks, there is more money for the middle and lower classes to borrow for buying houses and starting and expanding businesses.

Many liberals like to attack trickle down economics as an unfair benefit to the wealthy. Their mistake is that they ignore the idea of the "invisible hand" that is implicitly behind the idea for such an economic policy. Trickle down economics is good because it inevitably leads to more jobs and money for the middle and lower classes and to an expanding economy.
Liberals should actually take a class in macroeconomics before they start complaining about trickle down economics.
by rustyshackleford January 4, 2008
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