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Entry: Opening Bell: 4.16.08
posted by ab
Apr 16, 2008 9:19AM
Anyone on McCain's latest? Guy touts his green credentials and global warming stance, now wants to abolish the gas tax so people drive more. Guy really doesn't know much about economics.
Entry: Ever Notice That Exxon Always Vanishes Right When The Check Arrives?
posted by ab
Apr 16, 2008 10:16AM
cue peak oil comments
Entry: Opening Bell: 4.17.08
posted by ab
Apr 17, 2008 10:15AM
@9:59
agreed. the barriers to entry in the current system let them jack up the prices right now.
Entry: Opening Bell: 4.21.08
posted by ab
Apr 21, 2008 9:25AM
i've had mamajuana - basically a bottle filled with leaves that the locals peddle on tourists, telling them it will improve the sex life. supposed to fill it with rum and red wine, let it ferment a bit, then take shots. improves the sex life of local dominicans bc they have more money.
Entry: Opening Bell: 4.25.08
posted by ab
Apr 25, 2008 9:20AM
@7:59
really? nobody likes taxes but do you actually think the irs should just let people get off with not filing until it catches them?
pretty sure blade can afford an accountant to take care of this without wasting too much of his money/time.
Entry: Will Food Crisis Give Rise To A Rice Cartel?
posted by ab
May 05, 2008 12:01PM
"Burma responded with a cyclone killing hundreds and wiping out rice crops."
that's so evil...and so hilarious.
Entry: Columbia Student’s Spring Break Momentarily Disrupted By Jimmy Cayne’s Carelessness
posted by ab
May 05, 2008 4:14PM
haha, "boo-hoo"
Entry: Hillary Clinton: The Anti-Wall Street Candidate?
posted by ab
May 06, 2008 8:56AM
@diablo
c'mon. you need somebody to make the case that economists on the gas tax proposal are right?
are you questioning (1) when you decrease the price of something (gas), demand rises or (2) when you remove a tax on something with (at least short-term) inelastic demand, the price won't drop by much?
this isn't analysis on subprime cdos by wall st. economists, its econ 101 supply and demand.
Entry: Jeff Martz's 61-Day Career On Wall Street
posted by ab
May 06, 2008 2:40PM
I love how bankers suddenly say how great people end up after being fired whenever these job cuts hit. I don't doubt that some people are better off, but come on. If it sucks that much, why don't you quit today are get a jump start on that next, more rewarding career?
Entry: Let's Get You A Job
posted by ab
May 06, 2008 4:36PM
since it worked so well for Aleksey Vayner...
Entry: Bear Employee Surprisingly Upset With Layoff Proceedings At Bear
posted by ab
May 09, 2008 11:34AM
i'm sure JC can do something to get his mind off of this stressful situation.
Entry: Big Rescues Must Work Because Smart People Care!
posted by ab
May 12, 2008 11:07AM
@11:02
great point. definitely the fault of belgium spending all it's fuck up africa reserves.
posted by ab
May 12, 2008 5:52PM
carney, you're not really a global warming denier are you? i figured you'd be a supporter of a market-based scheme to deal with a major environmental externality. this is one (of an unfortunately small amount) of mccain's economic proposals that makes a lot of sense.
posted by ab
May 13, 2008 8:10AM
@4:43
thanks for that link exposing the truth. your extremely credible source really made me think twice about my support for any cap and trade system.
Entry: Opening Bell: 5.13.08
posted by ab
May 13, 2008 10:26AM
@bugs
no problem with you criticizing obama, and jindal does deserve more praise than he gets. but where are you seeing obama playing up identity politics and racial guilt? i think it's pretty clear that he's tried to stay away from that (and done a fairly good job) throughout the campaign.
Entry: Opening Bell: 5.14.08
posted by ab
May 14, 2008 10:36AM
royalties are essentially taxes. they're owed by oil companies drilling on federal land.
Entry: League Tables: Trainwreck Edition
posted by ab
May 14, 2008 12:54PM
props to IKB for making it into this illustrious group. who said the germans can't still play a role in some major world fuck ups.
Entry: Do I Look Like I'm Negotiating?
posted by ab
Apr 11, 2008 2:16PM
like i said, not necessarily luck. just that the fact that he has done well in a place with tens of thousands of others doesn't prove that it isn't luck.
and i've got no problem with him wanting to get paid as much as he can - who wouldn't. but i've also got no problem with the shareholders wanting to tie his pay to performance. both sides want to protect their own ass.