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Comments on Comments #23

August 7, 2008

Regarding the Zoo millage, which passed overwhelmingly:
“I’m thrilled,” said Liz Kaczmarek, 30, of Clinton Township, who takes her nieces and nephews to the zoo frequently. “I don’t know a person who knows about the zoo millage who said they were going to vote no.”
I didn’t vote at all. But even if I had, Liz, you […]

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Economies of Scale, the Faustian Bargain

July 24, 2008

Some people say that Wal-Mart does a good job providing low-cost goods, and its success is indicative of its superior ability to satisfy customers. But I can win any game, if I’m allowed to write and re-write the rules on a whim.
Consider that recently, Wal-mart favored the recent minimum wage hike. Already paying its employees […]

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The Peak Oil Myth

March 25, 2008

Some people find my blog by searching for “peak oil myth.”
Although I’ve previously said things like, “Oil isn’t running out, yet. And it never will,” I’d like to clarify here: peak oil is definitely not a myth. There will come a time when the production of oil will diminish at accelerating rates, and […]

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Fed Reaches for Hammer, Again

March 19, 2008

I’m a few days late on this, so please nobody accuse me of piling on. This will probably be my only post specifically related to Bear Stearns, because really I just don’t give a shit about the specifics anymore. Everything the Fed does, all government policy, is backwards, hamfisted, and counterproductive. So […]

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