Twelve Pretty Racist Or Just Crazy Quotes From Pat Buchanan’s New Book
Why do they still let this man on TV?
It’s Time We Republicans Finally Admitted That Paul Krugman Might Be Right
It’s Time We Republicans Finally Admitted That Paul Krugman Might Be Right
Henry Blodget discussing David Frum. In a nutshell, if Keynes is wrong, why is his model getting things so right? If the Neoclassical schools are right, why are they getting things so wrong?
Flat Tax
Two thoughts on flat taxes There is no reason why you need to have a flat tax before you cut any loop-holes. Cutting loop holes and simplifying the tax code can be done without making the tax rates flat or even flatter. If you think the hardest of doing your taxes is the part where… Continue reading Flat Tax
If #OWS Has No Coherent Message, How Come Eric Cantor Is Suddenly Talking About ‘Income Disparity’?
If #OWS Has No Coherent Message, How Come Eric Cantor Is Suddenly Talking About ‘Income Disparity’?
OWS manages to shift the national conversation from “How much Austerity?” to “What are we doing about jobs and debt?” Mission accomplished.
Pat Buchanan: America is Disintegrating Because White America is an Endangered Species
The Copernican Revolution In Macroeconomics
My view, with both all due respect and all due derision, is that the Robert Lucas types are like the early Copernicans here. There’s something admirable in their insistence that it ought to all work out to an easily modeled system grounded in compelling theoretically considerations. The New Keynesian model is a mess, like late-Ptolemaic… Continue reading The Copernican Revolution In Macroeconomics
Mexico City Needs Regulatory Reform, Not Underground Buildings
Mexico City Needs Regulatory Reform, Not Underground Buildings
“Living underground is a dystopian scenario for when the surface of the earth becomes uninhabitable, it shouldn’t be a go-to response to a regulatory mandate for short buildings.”
If the point of building codes is so far removed from what is needed for actual utilization of land, there is clearly something wrong. Mexico city should be looking at a way to have modern structures without losing its uniqueness.
Emptyage: Generation X Doesn’t Want to Hear It
Emptyage: Generation X Doesn’t Want to Hear It
Earlier generations have weathered recessions, of course; this stall we’re in has the look of something nastier. Social Security and Medicare are going to be diminished, at best. Hours worked are up even as hiring staggers along: Blood from a stone looks to be the normal order of things “going…
How Yelp is killing chain restaurants
First, “a one-star increase in Yelp rating leads to a 5-9 percent increase in revenue.” No surprise, good reviews help restaurants. Second, this mainly affects smaller, independent establishments. A Yelp review has no effect on an individual chain restaurant like Applebee’s, presumably because people already have firm impressions of those places. From The Washington Post… Continue reading How Yelp is killing chain restaurants
ACTUALLY, YOU’RE THE 47%
If you are working 40 to 60hr/w at or near minimum wage chances are you are in the 47% and not the 53%. If you are not, learn some math and check your deductions.