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Why Is the "Invisible Hand" in the Middle of Smith’s Works?

Coincidence or subtle statement?

MARCH 09, 2011 by MARK SKOUSEN

To think that Adam Smith, the renowned absent-minded professor, hid a little "invisible" secret in his tomes is indeed the ultimate irony.

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Consumer Spending Doesn’t Drive the Economy

Investment does.

MAY 17, 2010 by MARK SKOUSEN

The truth is that consumer spending does not account for 70 percent of economic activity and is not the mainstay of the U. S. economy.

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