H.R. 3808, The Interstate Recognition of Notarizations Act of 2009 (full text here) Version saved on October 1, 2010, 06:59:40, by webmaster: H.R. 3808 would require any Federal or State court to recognize any notarization made by a notary public licensed by a State other than the State where the court is located when such […]
By Noni Mausa Promise Merchants Let me remind you what a very weird idea money is. The IOU is a simple idea. Money is like an IOU, but carried beyondthe boundary of reason into an entirely different and peculiarterritory. If I write an IOU, it has my name on it, your name, perhaps a date,and […]
by Linda Bealecrossposted with Ataxingmatter Defective Chinese-made Drywall–safe harbor to claim repairs are casualty losses In IR 2010-102 (Sept. 30, 2010), the IRS announced that damages from corrosive drywall would be able to be treated as a casualty loss, and in Rev. Proc. 2010-36, there is a “safe harbor” formula for determining the amount of […]
by Linda Bealecrossposted with Ataxingmatter Letting rates go up for the rich When I was asked by the New York Times to write a brief op-ed to counter arguments made in the Washington Post that the economy would be helped by cutting taxes for the rich (so that they stay the same as they were […]
by Mike Kimel Cross posted at the Presimetrics blog. In Response to Bryan Caplan et. al., Part 1 – An Empirical Look at the US Economy From the Perspective of Economic Schools of Thought One charge that often comes up from libertarian and conservative economists is that there is no data to support the positions […]
by Mike Kimel I’m having my first ever book signing on Sunday, October 10, at the Border’s bookstore in North Canton, Ohio for Presimetrics, the book I wrote with Michael Kanell. If it goes well, I’ll look into doing signings at bigger cities as well. As to the selection of the store – simply put, […]
Wonders of private equity at Econospeak by Michael Perelman points to another example of of the a type of ‘investment’ that adds up to a very different idea than many think. No comment needed. Creswell, Julie and Peter Lattman. 2010. “Private Equity Thrives Again, but Dark Shadows Loom.” New York Times (29 September) Dealbook Special […]
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How much do I make from Brad Delong’s Grasping Realityis worth a read and some comparative figuring. Comments including our own Robert Waldmann are instructive.