NYT carries this op-ed from the Federal Reserve people in Texas. WITH markets swinging widely, the Federal Reserve slashing interest rates and the word “recession” on everybody’s lips, renewed attention is being given to the gap between the haves and have-nots in America. Most of this debate, however, is focused on the wrong measurement of […]
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This chart was published the Division of Labor Blog and is getting a lot of references in the libertarian blogs.http://divisionoflabour.com/archives/004409.php But it is an example of the danger of a little knowledge. OSHA was created under Nixon as part of his “Simplifying Government Initiative”. The creation of OSHA was just a bureaucratic reorganization that involve […]
This weekend I will be changing AB from classic blooger to New Blogger, along with template and design changes. Nothing should be noticed if all goes well except for the new look next time you log in. Please send corrections, broken links, and advice to my link at rdan instead of in comments so as […]
Kash added this note in 2004. Friday, December 10, 2004More on House PricesStephen Roach is apparently unconvinced by those who argue that there is no housing bubble. From today’s Financial Times (subscription required):Five years after the bursting of the equity bubble, America has done it again. This time, it is the housing bubble. But this […]
MA Health Connector hooks people up to health plans as part of the mandatory aspect of Romney’s health program. As far as I can tell, the prices are simply what is currently being offered. The following premiums are for a family plan, with and without Rx. Find Insurance: Individuals & FamiliesStep 3 of 6 – […]
Forbes Magazine has an article on the top twenty counties suffering from large per centages of house foreclosures. Cleveland was not part of the stats. Most counties were in California, Florida, then GA, AZ, and CO. Interesting. The usual suspects top the list. Wayne County, Mich., home to Detroit, is first, with 10,622 homes in […]
Housing Bubble revisited Saturday, December 11, 2004Housing Bubble, RevisitedAfter reading Kash’s first housing post, I read the paper he cited, “Are Home Prices the Next Bubble?” (FRBNY Economic Policy Review, Dec 2004). While there is a lot to chew on, I share Kash’s skepticism. In particular, the authors rely heavily on quality adjusted housing prices […]
Hearing that democratic turnout has been stronger in the past primaries prior to Super Tuesday, I used C & L’s chart data to total up the voter count. I exclude the states that did not have duel party primaries. The turnout was 14,865,735 democratic to 8,929,123 republican. The republican turnout was 60% of the democratic […]
I came across this site: Voice of the Middle Class. They have organized the candidates by issue and voting record. They have created comparison tables by issue listing the solutions on the side and candidates across the top with a check mark if they support. They have tables by candidate for each issue. You can […]