Repeating incentive failures
My Google news homepage tells me that the U.S. to increase pressure on mortgage industry. According to the article: The Obama administration said Monday it will crack down on mortgage companies that...
View ArticleA quick primer on the health care bill
Until I get my more substantive post on the state of health care up, here is a quick primer on how the “sweeping health care overhaul legislation” will impact the nation. Before bill: Health care...
View ArticleRaise a glass to Hick
No matter what your reaction to yesterday’s elections here in the States is, please take a moment tonight to join me in raising a pint to John Hickenlooper, the next governor of my home state of...
View ArticleHow to trim a budget
Matthew Yglesias summarizes Stan Collender’s thoughts on cutting budgets like so: …the key thing for any fiscal adjustment plan to say on the cut side isn’t really how much money you’re cutting, it’s...
View ArticleThe unequal spaceship
Imagine you are a member of an alien race that lives on a big arcology ship. The million of you on the ship mostly have jobs, and earn quatloos in exchange for work. Your society is divided into...
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Why the “red equals sign” campaign drives me a bit nuts
If you’ve looked at a social network the last few days, you’ve probably seen the “red equals sign” logo show up, showing support of the marriage equality, currently being debated in the U.S. Supreme...
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