[PEN-L:4306] Re: social secur...

1996-05-16 Thread Terrence Mc Donough
Blair writes, Maggie, I think the movie was called, "The Long Run," or something close to that (?). The name of the movie was Logan's Run. In Logan's Run everyone over 30 was dead. In The Long Run we are all dead. the movie, Burn, *Great* movie. Also known under the title Quemada.

[PEN-L:4307] Re: samuelson, summers, and the like

1996-05-16 Thread Terrence Mc Donough
un chiste para los chismosos: WOW! I didn't know men could gossip like this about the intricacies of family relationships. I always had a sneaking suspicion that men were better gossips than women! ;) Susan Fleck I don't think this is true, because women are generally more aware of

[PEN-L:4308] FW: BLS Daily Report

1996-05-16 Thread Richardson_D
WRT Mitsubishi, the last item, I am surprised that I have heard no talk here. While there may be no (or minimal) intellectual issues involved, this is an *issue* about which much could be made to our benefit. Dave Richardson -- BLS DAILY REPORT, WEDNESDAY, MAY 15, 1996

[PEN-L:4309] RE: ask Newt

1996-05-16 Thread Richardson_D
The incident I like best, after serving the divorce papers on his wife in the hospital, concerns orphanages as an alternative to welfare. Newt backed off fast when he found out the cost of institutionalization, $20k-$30k p.a., as opposed to welfare, say $12k p.a. in DC for a family of 3.

[PEN-L:4310] Re: samuelson, summers, and the like

1996-05-16 Thread C.N.Gomersall
un chiste para los chismosos: WOW! I didn't know men could gossip like this about the intricacies of family relationships. I always had a sneaking suspicion that men were better gossips than women! ;) Susan Fleck Are you by any chance related to Jehosaphat and Jemima Fleck, the

[PEN-L:4311] Position Announcement (fwd)

1996-05-16 Thread Michael Perelman
Forwarded message: Warnings-To: Sender: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Thu, 16 May 1996 10:19:24 -0400 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] From: Torsten Schmidt [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: Torsten Schmidt [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Position Announcement The following ad was supposed to appear in the June JOE, but

[PEN-L:4312] RE: Robert Samuelson and the CEA

1996-05-16 Thread Max B. Sawicky
C.N.Gomersall wrote: A naive question of mine own: is Robert related to Paul? Hell, no. Bite your tongue. Max B. Sawicky 202-775-8810 (voice) Economic Policy Institute 202-775-0819 (fax) 1660 L Street, NW

[PEN-L:4313] RE: Robert Samuelson and the CEA

1996-05-16 Thread Max B. Sawicky
Christopher Niggle wrote: Robert is Paul Samuelson's son. Are you quite certain? That's news to me. Max B. Sawicky 202-775-8810 (voice) Economic Policy Institute 202-775-0819 (fax) 1660 L Street, NW

[PEN-L:4314] Re: social secur...

1996-05-16 Thread Max B. Sawicky
Blair Sandler wrote: Maggie, I think the movie was called, "The Long Run," or something close to that (?). No, it was "Wild in the Streets." Max B. Sawicky 202-775-8810 (voice) Economic Policy Institute

[PEN-L:4315] Re: ask Newt

1996-05-16 Thread Max B. Sawicky
Eban Goodstein wrote: I have an opportunity to ask the Newt a question on a local TV show this Sunday-- anybody have any favorite Newt quotes I can throw back at him? Didn't he once say something about doing away with the minimum wage? The answer on the min wage is probably yes. There are

[PEN-L:4316] Re: samuelson, summers, and the like

1996-05-16 Thread Max B. Sawicky
Susan Fleck wrote: un chiste para los chismosos: WOW! I didn't know men could gossip like this about the intricacies of family relationships. I always had a sneaking suspicion that men were better gossips than women! ;) Politics is nothing but gossip involving firearms and money. I

[PEN-L:4317] Re: social secur...

1996-05-16 Thread Max B. Sawicky
Supplementary cinematic note: In Logan's Run humanity was mostly wiped out, but there was no agist regime dedicated to exterminating over-30's. And let us not forget Soylent Green. Max B. Sawicky 202-775-8810 (voice)

[PEN-L:4327] metrics question

1996-05-16 Thread DOUG ORR
I hate to break up the flow of discussion on samuelson, summers, etal, but I have a short economietrics question I need help with. I know there are some metrics experts lurking out there. If you don't want to give yourselves away, you can reply to me directly. Lets say you have a

[PEN-L:4328] Re: metrics question

1996-05-16 Thread bill mitchell
Doug asks: I hate to break up the flow of discussion on samuelson, summers, etal, but I have a short economietrics question I need help with. I know there are some metrics experts lurking out there. If you don't want to give yourselves away, you can reply to me directly. does this imply some

[PEN-L:4329] Re: film, gossip

1996-05-16 Thread Thad Williamson
While we're talking about films I just wanted to record what a high I'm on having just watched the last 45 minutes of Grapes of Wrath which was on cable tonight. The bad landowners and thugs, the prophets of revolt of the common man, the illustration of a collective capacity to build

[PEN-L:4330] Re: social s...

1996-05-16 Thread MScoleman
Blair says something like "I'd like god to enter the debate and clear up these misunderstandings (Logan's run and samuelson)" Dear Blair; God's on busy, she's sitting in on the Kevorkian trials and trying to influence the Nobel prize economics committee away from appointing another chicago

[PEN-L:4331] Re: film, gossip

1996-05-16 Thread MScoleman
One my good days I am magnanimous and think that both men and women gossip about the same, but about different things. On my bad days, I think men gossip more. Do I have any proof? Almost 18 years working in a primarily male work environment has taught me that men gossip just as much as women.