Re: long-lasting cars

2002-03-28 Thread Gizmoleon
Is there any link between aircraft manufacturing and car manufacturing concerning the life of the product.?  Cars and aircraft can be made to last 20 or more years, but they require constant repairs.  Any car can last 20 or more years, you just have to repair those parts that break.  A car that has

Re: Re[2]: Pocket Change

2000-12-18 Thread Gizmoleon
Seems like the Netherlands is advancing faster than we are here.  They keep on talking about cards for machines in places but I know that where I live in the US that change can come in handy in times of thirst or hunger.  Some day soon we should catch up.  I hope.

Re: Re[2]: Pocket Change

2000-12-18 Thread Gizmoleon
That is true that people are forced to accept the Euro.  However, there is alot of questioning about border countries and the effect they will have.  I know that where I originate from (Northern Ireland) that people there will have to often choose which coinage they prefer.  With only eleven countr

Re: Pocket Change

2000-12-15 Thread Gizmoleon
If you wanted to examine the effects of pocket change on economics I would possibly consider the introduction of the Euro in 2002 as a candidate.  I believe that in order for the Euro to have success in the EU then people have to be able to carry change around and accept it.  Any other thoughts abo

energy supplies

2000-12-15 Thread Gizmoleon
I just read the news and saw an interesting piece on the yahoo site.  "Richardson said he would order investor-owned wholesalers to sell power to California at a price he considered fair."  Should Mr. Richardson be determining price levels for California electric suppliers?  

Re: Pocket Change

2000-12-14 Thread Gizmoleon
I had another angle on the idea of pocket change.  I know I take to this idea personally. I consider change more of a tool.  It is rather annoyinh if you think about it, plus its less valuable and most places take cash nowadays.  As a tool, pocket change can be brought out in certain circumstances.

Re: More Election Related

2000-11-12 Thread Gizmoleon
After looking at this piece of evidence you could say that the Bush team on the other hand failed to use the tool that was clearly available to them.  Instead they seemed to bask in the finality of their victory instead of seeking a stronger case than the one they had.  You gotta be on the ball in

Re: RU-486

2000-10-02 Thread Gizmoleon
To think of permitting death as a "forgone opportunity cost" does not seem to be a subject that should be discussed. Personally, I agree with the critics who cite that this drug will lead to increased abortions due to its ease of access and other factors. This will certainly be a welcome subs

B2B

2000-09-28 Thread Gizmoleon
I came across the internet phenomena of B2B(business to business) the other day and was wondering if it is a subject that economics has looked at yet or if anyone had any comment on it. If you dont know what it is the, the idea I got was that it involves a company which purchases good directly

Re: Adobe and pdf files

2000-09-21 Thread Gizmoleon
Isnt Microsoft word a product of Microsoft office, which is not in turn free. I know that HTML is a similar language, yet there are a great deal of programs to read and translate this info. It is the competition aspect of HTML (Netscape, Microsoft explorer, etc.) that has bred the further de

Adobe and pdf files

2000-09-21 Thread Gizmoleon
I just read the series of correspondence considering the Xerox machine and the usage of the term "Xerox" to refer to photocopying. Now the problem I have does not have to do with the term but with the use of advertising by providing a free product. Adobe acrobat and its free reader for pdf fil

Re: harry potter

2000-07-10 Thread Gizmoleon
I had the feeling that it had nothing to do with economics but was an advertising ploy. If the media gets the word out through the publishers that there is a shortage of potter books to meet the expected demand then it will be looked at as a successful launch. By duping the public into believ