Category: Economics
Obama's Sarcasm
April 19th, 2010Steven Landsburg: Tax Relief, Obama Style
The reality is that President Obama, like President Bush before him, has rather dramatically raised government spending and therefore has raised your taxes. To say otherwise is like saying you got your new swi… more »
Dr. McDreamy vs. Affordable Healthcare
April 19th, 2010Nursing our way out of a doctor shortageNot every ailment demands Dr. McDreamy, any more than every car trip requires a Lexus. If you have a sore throat, earache or runny nose, you probably don't absolutely require a board-certified internist to cond… more »
The Train That Never Stops At A Station
April 18th, 2010It's in Mandarin, but you can figure it out: more »
I Hate Inflation
April 18th, 2010USA Today: LSU removes tough professor, raises students' grades more »
Marginal Tax Rates and Labor Supply
April 17th, 2010The Atlantic: How Taxes Changed BoxingThe 1950s was the era of the 90 percent top marginal tax rate, and by the end of that decade live gate receipts for top championship fights were supplemented by the proceeds from closed circuit telecasts to movie… more »
Paul Krugman Is Full Of Crap
April 13th, 2010Does Paul Krugman Know What Progressivity Is? more »
Red Light Cameras: Not About Safety
April 13th, 2010Math tutor uses numbers to fight red light camera ticketNBC2: Do you think there are other lights that may not be timed correctly? Calvert: I doubt it very seriously, but I will be looking into it.But Mogil says he's already checked 65 intersec… more »
Juuuuuuust A Bit Outside
April 11th, 2010The Compassionate Umpire more »
Will You Still Need Me, Will You Still Feed Me?
April 10th, 2010NewScientist: The shock of the old: Welcome to the elderly ageOf all the people in human history who ever reached the age of 65, half are alive now.Also of note:The idea of a retirement age was invented by Otto von Bismarck in the 1880s, when… more »
Hidden Subsidies and Barriers To Entry
April 10th, 2010Goldman Sachs calls for more financial regulationThis is further evidence of what I've been saying for months: just as tobacco regulation was a gift to Philip Morris, toy regulation was a gift to Mattel, and health-care "reform" was a gift to Big Pha… more »
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