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Tag Archives: economist
Bail or Consequences
Joseph E. Stiglitz says bail out the poor, not the rich. It’s like a parlor game for abstractions to decide who can be the noblest thief. How about no one bails anyone out, and we all sustain the material consequences … Continue reading
Posted in Around the Web
Tagged abstractions, bailout, consequences, economist, homeowners, investments, Joseph E. Stiglitz, revolutionary, theft
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Free Riding?
Alex Taborrak has a story: How an Economist Thinks Over the weekend a crew came round my neighborhood offering to paint house numbers on the curb. Large bold curb numbers, they pointed out, make it easier for emergency service workers … Continue reading
Posted in Economics, Lance's Page, Philosophy
Tagged Alex Taborrak, curb numbers, Economics, economist, emergency service workers, neighbors, Philosophy, story, weekend
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