Why would some of one generation
want to covertly confiscate another’s wealth?
It is grossly irresponsible for the baby boom generation
to expect [...]
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FDA Not Testing Gulf Seafood for Mercury, Arsenic or Other Heavy Metals Because “We Do Not Expect to See an Increase Based on this Spill” Congressman Markey’s subcomittee…got the Food and Drug Administration to admit that fish are not being tested from oiled areas… The FDA also admitted that it is not testing for mercury, arsenic or [...] Print This Post
If…the Ministry of Plenty forecast a surplus George Orwell Print This Post
The economics profession appears to have been unaware of the long build-up to the current worldwide financial crisis and to have significantly underestimated its dimensions once it started to unfold. …We trace the deeper roots of this failure to the profession’s insistence on constructing models, that…disregard the key elements driving outcomes in real-world markets. The economics profession [...] Print This Post
Zugzwang…describes a situation where one player is put at a disadvantage because he has to make a move – the player would prefer to pass and make no move. The fact that the player must make a move means that his position will be significantly weaker than the hypothetical one in which it [...] Print This Post
The Laffer Curve, anyone know what this says?
It says that at this point on the revenue curve you will get exactly the same amount of revenue as at [...] Print This Post
Are there times when compromise isn’t appropriate? US battleships cross Suez Canal According to Al-Quds al-Arabi report, 11 American warships, one Israeli vessel, crossed Suez Canal into Red Sea Eleven American battleships and an Israeli one crossed the Suez Canal Friday en route to the Red Sea, the London-based al-Quds al-Arabi newspaper reported. According to the report, [...] Print This Post
In many cases what looks like risk-taking is not courage at all Courage is willingness to take the risk once you know the odds Unrealistic optimism means you are taking the risk Daniel Kahneman Could the difference between something that “may” [...] Print This Post
Hurricane vs. Oil Slick …the annual hurricane season begins on June 1, and some scientists are predicting an above-average year with 15 named storms and eight hurricanes. It sounds like a deadly combination—but what would actually happen if a storm like Katrina tracked across the spill in the Gulf? It could make things even worse. At least [...] Print This Post
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