coreymull

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   by coreymull 16y ago

   I usually like Greenwald and in general agree with his argument here. But I sure as hell don't like the ad-homing of Lamo as a mental patient and convicted felon. Not relevant, Glenn.
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   by coreymull 16y ago

   Any interest in remote applicants?
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   by coreymull 16y ago

   http://hasbrouck.org/blog/archives/001001.html
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   by coreymull 16y ago

   Airlines wouldn't exist in the "free market". Are you arguing that air travel has no net value?
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   by coreymull 16y ago

   I mean, fine, but this is the case with just about any form of social program. I'm not in danger of needing food stamps, so logic dictates I'd rather have the $20 a year or so I contribute to that program. I don't like bombs, but about 5-10
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   by coreymull 16y ago

   I'd be interested in seeing if there's been any effect on Swedish entrepreneurship resulting from generous family leave. Obviously I'm not talking about high-powered startups here, but lifestyle businesses, freelancers, that sort of thing.
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   by coreymull 16y ago

   Cross-subsidy is a part of life in a civilized society.
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   by coreymull 16y ago

   It's not quite as simple as glibly saying that Americans can just lower their standards of living and walk away from stable employment to take paternity leave. Also, people don't just make choices out of the ether - people's range of choice
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   by coreymull 16y ago

   This is exactly what I wanted to say, but was too lazy to type up.
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    by coreymull 16y ago

    And how is it not? It's a car that, in normal use, will use no gasoline. That's a big deal now, and an even bigger deal if some sort of cap and trade/carbon tax is put into place. But, unlike the Leaf, Tesla and other pure electrics, it is
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    by coreymull 16y ago

    Sounds like your beef isn't with the car, but with policymakers who are too cowardly to put a price on carbon emissions. Incorporating externalities, I think the cost-benefit analysis of the Volt becomes much more balanced.
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    by coreymull 16y ago

    The writer of the piece is also the writer of The Truth About Cars - a notoriously anti-GM blog. The Volt definitely has faults, but it's a brand-spanking-new technology - what do people expect?
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    by coreymull 16y ago

    Part of the problem is that "American Morning" is not that much better than "American Idol". In fact, I think I'd rather watch the latter; at least it's somewhat entertaining.