Archive for the ‘Econ’ Category
Thursday, April 24th, 2008
...based on bad science. But we've covered that already. Here is a peer-reviewed study from the Montana Policy Institute that comes to the same conclusion. You can read the entire report here. (And gird yourselves for some wailing and gnashing!)
Bozeman, MT. April 23rd, 2008: The ...
Posted in Center for Climate Strategies, Dextra, Econ, Greenies, Montana | 2 Comments »
Tuesday, April 15th, 2008
(This is part 4 of an ongoing series: Part I, Part II, Part III)
Part IV, Why it Matters
Imagine the following hypothetical (as far as I know) scenario.
A decidedly pro free-market think tank is formed by ExxonMobil, Shell and Halliburton to combat AGW hysteria. That think-tank spins off a ...
Posted in Center for Climate Strategies, Dextra, Econ, Global Warming, Montana, National | 6 Comments »
Monday, April 14th, 2008
A few days back, Andy Hammond had this post about the public pool getting ramrodded in Missoula with promises of rainbows and sunshine, and then quelle surprise!, fees are going up! And the people who got it ramrodded are the ones who are most peeved.
Who could have seen that ...
Posted in Blogosphere, Econ, Montana | 2 Comments »
Friday, February 8th, 2008
I just saw an ad on TV for a company (no link -- you've probably seen the ads, too) for a company offering no-collateral loans. The quick fine print at the end has the APR, which is 99.25%.
This, to me, is illustrative of an education gap. Really, anyone ...
Posted in Econ, Edjimicayshun | 3 Comments »
Wednesday, February 14th, 2007
The Office of the USDA Chief Economist has just issued "USDA Agricultural Baseline Projections to 2016" that provides long-run (10-year) baseline projections for the agricultural sector through 2016. Projections in this 116 page report cover agricultural commodities, agricultural trade, and aggregate indicators of the sector, such as farm income ...
Posted in Econ, Food For Thought, Montana, National | Comments Off
Monday, February 12th, 2007
It's called the demand curve, kids.
As prices go up, demand goes down.
Who'da guessed?
Well, I mean besides me, of course.
Posted in Econ | 14 Comments »
Friday, January 12th, 2007
The price of unleaded has dropped almost 15 cents in the past week. At least here in Montana, it has.
Have you heard any news about it?
Me either.
Oh. Wait. I just looked at Google News, and found a few stories along the lines of this one in the ...
Posted in Econ, Liberal Media, Montana | 5 Comments »
Saturday, December 16th, 2006
If you remember a couple years back, the Department of Homeland Security wanted to do a predictive market on terrorist attacks.
Further, you'll recall that the idea was ridiculed so badly in the press that the program folded up.
Too bad the media didn't take some time to do a little research ...
Posted in Econ | 6 Comments »
Saturday, November 18th, 2006
Craig, I betcha that your sinestra pals will have a hissy-fit about this:
In the book, "Who Really Cares: The Surprising Truth About Compassionate Conservatism", Syracuse University professor Arthur C. Brooks, shows that:
[ ] Conservatives who practice religion, live in traditional nuclear families and reject the notion that the government should ...
Posted in Econ, General, Montana, National | 21 Comments »
Thursday, November 16th, 2006
All my sinestra pals make a loud noise about how great a hike in minimum wage is.
If that is so good, why don't we take it a step further?
Not only should we have a price floor policy on wages, shouldn't we also have a price ceiling policy on necessities, such ...
Posted in Econ, Food For Thought | 20 Comments »
Thursday, November 16th, 2006
I'm not sure what I can add to the discussion, but in my opinion, Friedman should be taught in high school.
CNN Article.
Posted in Econ, National | 4 Comments »
Wednesday, October 11th, 2006
The greenies seem to always bitch about getting government mandates to make people use alternative energy technologies.
As anyone with an inkling of economics knows: as soon as prices get high enough, people will seek out alternatives. When the price of beef gets too high, people buy more pork (or ...
Posted in Econ, Montana | Comments Off
Tuesday, September 26th, 2006
We often hear that the rich guy moving into town is the root-cause of the precipitous rise in the cost of housing. In a free market, though, producers will always provide choices to all consumers as long as they can make a profit. But gov't regulations have a substantial impact ...
Posted in Econ | 8 Comments »
Wednesday, September 13th, 2006
If you build it, will they come?
Evidently not.
Gotta love that free market.
This should be an object lesson for those who think that the market can be manipulated or controlled, but I doubt it will be.
Posted in Econ, Wacky Left | 9 Comments »
Wednesday, September 6th, 2006
This fall marks our first foray into the public school system. So far, it has been, um, interesting.
The kicker has been one piece of paperwork the school sent home, requesting blanket permission for the kids to go to all field trips for the year.
Excuse me? I don't think ...
Posted in Econ, Edjimicayshun, Essay, Family, Montana | 15 Comments »
