<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[RSS Feed]]></title><description><![CDATA[RSS Feed]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com</link><image><url>http://direct.ecency.com/logo512.png</url><title>RSS Feed</title><link>http://direct.ecency.com</link></image><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Thu, 16 Apr 2026 19:07:02 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/@flirtcheap/rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[What is a Moral Hazard?]]></title><description><![CDATA[A moral hazard is any instance where an individual or group may take on additional risk while the costs of those risks are born by another. It's common sense, of course, that most people are more careful]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/economics/@flirtcheap/what-is-a-moral-hazard</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/economics/@flirtcheap/what-is-a-moral-hazard</guid><category><![CDATA[economics]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[flirtcheap]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 11 Aug 2017 19:14:54 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2gsjgna1uruvUuS7ndh9YqVwYGPLVszbFLwwpAYXYzoS6Bv4t7sVgwqg91V3BCjsYJYEAwDyz1kQkFL4TUabTr5DwELNdGDUzpEKDrfy38VfscwADC?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Myth of Trust Busting and Roosevelts Failure on Standard Oil]]></title><description><![CDATA[Standard Oil is often depicted as a monopoly, and we are often reminded that monopolies are some monstrous things to be avoided. This very comic is in numerous history books where the example of Standard]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/economy/@flirtcheap/the-myth-of-trust-busting-and-roosevelts-failure-on-standard-oil</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/economy/@flirtcheap/the-myth-of-trust-busting-and-roosevelts-failure-on-standard-oil</guid><category><![CDATA[economy]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[flirtcheap]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 11 Aug 2017 19:00:06 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2gsjgna1uruvUuS7ndh9YqVwYGPLVszbFLwwpAYXZk3H4MAXVWoNE96hG2JT169U7rMDbSQinZxkFVZDyj78EhX5ZVdK4YpTxgiYtYDYSci89pWC62?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Free Market and the Great Northern Railroad]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Great Northern Railway was the only transcontinental railroad that never went bankrupt. It also was the only transcontinental railroad that never accepted any government subsidies. 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