> In the real world we have almost 600 in Congress, dealing with
> innumerable matters more or less simultaneously. One of the things each
> CongressCritter does is to decide what to do not about, say, farm
> subsidies generally, but about SB1234, sponsored by Sen. This and Sen.
> That, which g
Fred Foldvary wrote:
> Does the typical American agree, for example, that it is good
> policy to spend billions on farm subsidies, or are they just ignorant and
> apathetic?
I don't know of any survey evidence on this exact question, but
protection and industrial policy to "save jobs" are very p
--- Michael Etchison <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
"CongressCritter does is to decide what to do not
about, say, farm subsidies generally, but about
SB1234, sponsored by Sen. This and Sen. That, which
goes through specific committees with specific
members..."
So the farm bill never went to the floo
Fred Foldvary:
>Does the typical American agree, for example, that it is good policy to
spend billions on farm subsidies, or are they just ignorant and
apathetic?<
But that is not an example of anything that happens in the real world.
In the real world we have almost 600 in Congress, dealing w
> These are all good comments on the Republican reversal. Thus, I take it
> that the list agrees that democracy works pretty well in reflecting the
> wishes of the voters.
> Alex
I don't agree. What about the large literature on voter ignorance and rent
seeking? Does the typical American agree
Title: Interview with Gary Becker
Dear Armchairs,
Here's an interesting interview that may prompt some
discussion
Carl
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An
economist can't decide if he should marry a woman. So he
lists her pros and cons in two columns with "+" and "-". Now
suppose she finds out...
http://minneapolisf
>Do you seriously find this exercise helpful? Couldn't you just as
>easily back out the (von Neumann-Morgenstern, I presume) utility
>function you need to get an introspectively plausible answer? In other
>words, if you feel nervous with a SD of 20% of the mean, could looking
>at utility functio
john hull wrote:
> What does "IMO" mean?
In My Opinion. You'll also see IMH(umble)O, whence IMNSHO ...
IMO is also a brand of sour cream or some such.
--
Anton Sherwood, http://www.ogre.nu/
Sorry. It means "in my opinion."
>From: john hull <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>Subject: RE: Silent Takeover--IMO??
>Date: Mon, 15 Jul 2002 20:54:47 -0700 (PDT)
>
>--- Kevin Carson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>"The chief failing of the mainstream
>"anti
