'Economics' Category
The Java Economy
“Imitation is the sincerest form of television” - Fred Allen
Apparently, the producers at Good Morning America have taken a page from The Daily Show. Last night, Comedy Central re-aired the show with Larry Wilmore’s insightful and informed piece about how a down economy is destroying Beverly Hills; people are only buying new Bentleys [...]Charity
“There is absolutely nothing spiritual nor moral about using the power of the state to take others’ property as a means to fuel your own philanthropic and charitable desires.”
- Ike PigottTechnorati Tags: Ike Pigott, Occam’s RazR, Economics, Liberty, Philanthropy, Government
Countrywide Acclaim
I took a call from a telemarketer the other night. (My wife was walking, the kids were somewhat calm, and it wouldn’t crimp my style, so I took the call.) The man at the other end was asking if I would be interested in hearing about lowering my mortgage interest rate. Ordinarily, [...]
Gaming the System
Where there are rules, there are winners and losers. The real trick is designing a set of rules that elicits the behavior you wanted to begin with.
I’m about as competitive a person as you’ll meet, and over the years I can take a quick look at the rules and conditions of a contest and tell [...]Fuming Mad
Gas prices are up. Yes. But manufacturing a story about an increase in gasoline theft has me fuming at my former profession. This morning, it just happens to be focused on Good Morning America’s Bianna Golodryga and her producers. Lazy, lazy, lazy all the way around.
I’m fishing for a transcript right [...]
