NY Times, November 4, 2000
'Perfect' Apple Pushed Growers Into Debt
By TIMOTHY EGAN
ORONDO, Wash., Nov. 2 Nearly a half-century ago, the farmers in these
dun-colored valleys east of the Cascade Mountains set out to create the
perfect apple. It would be lipstick red; broad-shouldered; uniform
NY Times, November 4, 2000
THINK TANK
Political Scientists Are in a Revolution Instead of Watching
By EMILY EAKIN
The protester used the code name Mr. Perestroika. His e-mail messages
preached popular revolt. "Head for the Parliament folks! (just as they did
in Belgrade)," one read in part.
Economists never revolted from such conditions; they surrendered, although a
few made a strategic retreat.
Manski, Charles F. 2000. "Economic Analysis of Social Interactions." Journal of
Economic Perspectives, 14: 3 (Summer): pp. 115-36.
121: "Charles Camic (1987) has written engagingly on how
Some here have said that if Bush gets
the White House, he'll probably have a recession
to deal with right away.
This isn't the worst thing for Bush. If he
gets a first-year recession, his chance of
being re-elected are improved, compared to
having a recession later in his term.
Especially
Hi Pen-l,
A sign of more bankruptcies to come for American firms and workers at debt's
door?
Debt forces closure of rice growers co-op: Association withered after
dominating Valley
By Paul Schnitt and Cathleen Ferraro
Bee Staff Writers
(Published Nov. 4, 2000)
Rice Growers Association, a
And what sort of progressive ideology lies behind the idea that there is
something unprogressive about
indoor plumbing? Just stay far south please Proyect!
Cheers Ken Hanly
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Peter Dorman wrote:
An example of what you are talking about is Domenico Nuti's idea of a "pari-mutual"
stock market: people would buy and sell stocks ... but ... no ownership rights ...
The
whole point would be generating information, ... I can't say I was too impressed
...That
does sound
At 10:47 AM 11/04/2000 -0500, you wrote:
Some here have said that if Bush gets
the White House, he'll probably have a recession
to deal with right away.
what if President Gore has to deal with a recession, especially since he
seems to worship Herbert Hoover's fiscal policy?
Jim Devine [EMAIL
that doesn't seem like a reliable source (given the name "disinformation").
And you don't understand the US system of being "born again." You can sin
like crazy for years and then suddenly do a U-turn and disavow all your
sins and positions of those years -- so you can be righteous and
Does anybody know what the extent of the unfunded liabilities of the
US government today?
--
Michael Perelman
Economics Department
California State University
Chico, CA 95929
Tel. 530-898-5321
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Pen-l,
A Sacramento Bee news report below on how the Sac Greens for Nader campaign
got on the airwaves of Capital Public Radio (CPR). People otherwise don't
have free access to the radio facilities at CPR. That, however, doesn't
stop CPR from getting $17,700 from the Sacramento Metropolitan
PEN-Lers :
Brian Milani here. Ive been following as much discussion as
possible these past couple months, but without time to participate.
I have great admiration for how you all manage to cram so much
reading and writing into your days.
I was intrigued by Louis Ps submission on
I had written:
... if progressives accepted that betting markets were as good at estimating
as other known institutions, they might serve as a neutral forum for deciding
many other important policy questions.
Peter Dorman responded:
... I would not rule out games and simulations of this kind
Robin, I have several questions about your scheme. 1. I mentioned before about the
apparent irrationality in both stock markets is in foreign exchange markets. 2. In
those markets, you have people with training and with access to enormous amounts of
information. Among the public, you have
Michael,
In fact, the big one on that probably was
abortion. Maybe they would have appointed
more Souters to the Supreme Court rather than
Ginsburg and Breyer. Neither of those is nearly
as progressive as the Ford-appointed Stevens.
But, put anti-abortion justices in instead of Ginsburg
It is worth remembering that Reagan had
the worst decline since the Great Depression
that began after his tax cuts were approved
by Congress. He did take a big hit in 1982,
although the Repugs continued to hold the
Senate until 1986. But, then he had an 8%
growth year in 1983 after
As a curious aside, Chuck Manski's son,
Ben, is running the Nader campaign in Wisconsin.
Chuck had been there for quite awhile but is now
at Northwestern.
Barkley Rosser
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J. Barkley Rosser, Jr. said on 11/4/00 1:48 P
In fact, the big one on that probably was
abortion. Maybe they would have appointed
more Souters to the Supreme Court rather than
Ginsburg and Breyer. Neither of those is nearly
as progressive as the Ford-appointed Stevens.
But, put
Presidents do not appoint people in a vacuum. The people who advise
the presidents know the consequences of terribly stupid decisions. So,
Bush, in such a divided country, without dare to appoint another
Clarence Thomas. Now, it is true that many justices have disappointed
to people who
Brian Milani wrote,
The occasion was a big lecture
here in Toronto last week by Anthony Giddens of the LSE on "the
globalization debate".
What I wouldn't have given to be there in full sandwich regalia! See my post
a couple of weeks ago to Pen-l on Giddens' "Runaway World Debate" and the
Barkley wrote:
It is worth remembering that Reagan had
the worst decline since the Great Depression
that began after his tax cuts were approved
by Congress. He did take a big hit in 1982,
although the Repugs continued to hold the
Senate until 1986. But, then he had an 8%
growth year in
At 02:33 PM 11/04/2000 -0800, you wrote:
Presidents do not appoint people in a vacuum. The people who advise
the presidents know the consequences of terribly stupid decisions. So,
Bush, in such a divided country, without dare to appoint another
Clarence Thomas.
also, the Congressional
Jim Devine wrote:
also, the Congressional Democrats are much more alert to the problem
of people like Scalia, Renquist, and Thomas. I'm not sure Gore is,
though, since he voted for Scalia.
Everyone did. It was 98-0.
Doug
At 02:24 PM 11/4/00 -0800, martin schiller wrote:
J. Barkley Rosser, Jr. said on 11/4/00 1:48 P
In fact, the big one on that probably was
abortion. Maybe they would have appointed
more Souters to the Supreme Court rather than
Ginsburg and Breyer. Neither of those is nearly
as
kelley said on 11/4/00 4:40 P
they'll make it a state's rights issue, if they can. unlikely. OR,
they'll uphold rulings that will steadily eke away at the right to abortion
on demand. we don't have that anyway.
The question was "how do you see reversing roe/wade as benefiting the
long
At 03:48 PM 11/4/00 -0800, martin schiller wrote:
kelley said on 11/4/00 4:40 P
they'll make it a state's rights issue, if they can. unlikely. OR,
they'll uphold rulings that will steadily eke away at the right to abortion
on demand. we don't have that anyway.
The question was "how do you
Besides increasing the overall level of repression, criminalizing abortion
could have the same effect that criminalizing drugs has had - permitting the
elaboration of a rhetoric justifying the further expansion of repressive
controls targeting disadvantaged groups in America. This will probably
kelley said on 11/4/00 5:08 P
i wasn't answering your question. i was providing you with some numbers in
order for you to rethink your assumption that it would significantly hurt
the GOP if they alienated the ~30% of people (not voters) who are in favor
of unrestrained access to abortion.
At 04:34 PM 11/4/00 -0800, martin schiller wrote:
kelley said on 11/4/00 5:08 P
i wasn't answering your question. i was providing you with some numbers in
order for you to rethink your assumption that it would significantly hurt
the GOP if they alienated the ~30% of people (not voters) who
I think the concept itself is inappropriate in reference to a national
government's finances.
More to the point is the time profile of anticipated payouts, in relation
to anticipated revenues and assets.
mbs
Does anybody know what the extent of the unfunded liabilities of the
US government
Austin, Andrew said on 11/4/00 4:31 P
Besides increasing the overall level of repression, criminalizing abortion
could have the same effect that criminalizing drugs has had - permitting the
elaboration of a rhetoric justifying the further expansion of repressive
controls targeting disadvantaged
At the risk of consoling the Goreoids, Souter was
an anomaly. He was chosen because Warren
Rudman lied about him to Sununu; told him he
was pro-life, when he knew he wasn't.
The Supreme Court concern is legitimate.
I think there are two overriding considerations.
One is the extent of
Michael Perelman wrote:
Robin, I have several questions about your scheme. 1. I mentioned before about the
apparent irrationality in both stock markets is in foreign exchange markets. 2. In
those markets, you have people with training and with access to enormous amounts of
information.
Max Sawicky wrote,
I've been working 'inside' for a decade now.
Any support I have rendered to Clinton et al. has not
helped me in anything I have done in the slightest bit.
Max,
According to Leonard, you've only served have your sentence.
I was sentenced to twenty years of boredom
The farm crisis has little to do with free market capitalism per se. The
crisis is partly produced by free markets in many farm products. However
even here, at least in Canada, there remain elements of supply mangement in
poultry, eggs, milk etc. that are not free market. Also, the system is not
The Guardian Tuesday October 24, 2000
Like the Roaring 20s, the latest economic 'miracle' has been bought on
credit
Another wolf at our door
By Jeremy Rifkin
While the US presidential debates were in full swing, I was pondering
what I would ask the candidates if I had the opportunity to pose
"The United States, such a vocal advocate of multi-party systems, has
two parties that are so perfectly similar in their methods, objectives and
goals that they have practically created the most perfect one-party system
in the world. Over 50% of the people in that 'democratic country' do not
they'll make it a state's rights issue, if they can. unlikely. OR,
they'll uphold rulings that will steadily eke away at the right to abortion
on demand.
This is what they have been doing. There isn't much that O'Connor finds to
be an "undue burden." --jks
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