Re: [PEN-L] Welfare to work: Tough love works

I am having a déja vu attack. Friedman's negative income tax was graduated, as I recall, but otherwise similar. >His proposal is "progressive" in the sense that those over some income, I >forget the >number get nothing. Only those below some income get the $10,000 & those in >the >middle get

Re: [PEN-L] NC econ

Alchian, Armen A (1950), ‘Uncertainty, Evolution and Economic Theory’, Journal of Political Economy, 58, 211-221. At 22:00 29/07/2006, you wrote: From: Michael Perelman The NC school often does refer to Darwinistic ideas -- not necessarily social darwinism -- to explain how competition works. 

[PEN-L] A gloomy Brad DeLong

http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2006/08/03/recession/print.html The odds of economic meltdown With interest rates and oil prices rising and consumers spending beyond their means, we may be headed for recession -- and worse. By Brad DeLong Aug. 03, 2006 | Forecasting recessions is a fool's g

[PEN-L] Robert Pape on Hezbollah

Very useful stats on the religious, political, and national backgrounds of Hezbollah suicide bombers. Will the Lebanon war eventually move the masses in Saudi Arabia, Egypt, and Jordan rise up and overthrow their governments? -- Yoshie Gro

Re: [PEN-L] Welfare to work: Tough love works

One problem is that this would likely not apply to corporate welfare bums and programs such as the no competition deals in Iraq, the ag-business subsidies and on and on. If each corporate bum got just ten thousand in subsidies that would be a big plus and the money saved could be used to increase g

[PEN-L] Job in Berlin

I tried to post this notice of a job in Berlin a couple of weeks ago, but in case it didn't appear, here it is again. I can supply further information off list.   Trevor Evans.                 FHTW Berlin – University of Applied Sciences offers a tenured professorship (start scheduled fo

Re: [PEN-L] A gloomy Brad DeLong

Ah-ha! Mr. DeLong commits the notorious "lump-of-tricks fallacy", the gloomy idea that there are only so many macroeconomic tricks to go round. History has shown, however, that an increase in the supply of new macroeconomic problems always produces its own demand for new macroeconomic solutions. I

[PEN-L] Israel's war crimes in Lebanon

Israel's collective punishment surely should bring to the Israeli mind the Nazi response to the anti-fascist resistance. Cheers, Ken Hanly Rights Group Accuses Israel of War Crimes by Jim Lobe In systematically failing to distinguish between Hezbollah fighters and civilian population in its thre

[PEN-L] Welfare to work: Tough love works

Any thoughts on Charles Murrary's proposal to abolish the panoply of government programs in exchange for a payment of $10,000 to each citizen: http://www.nationalreview.com/interrogatory/qa200603270732.asp? David Shemano ^^ CB: Our counter offer is $30,000.00 per year for life, health insuran

Re: [PEN-L] A gloomy Brad DeLong

The article was pretty good as far as it went. What a shocking is that Delong, who is a Keynesian, limited his tricks to monetary policy. Nor did he ever suggest the problems that have been building up over the years. His "long and veritable lags" again were limited only to monetary policy. F

[PEN-L] “Che” Guevara’s Dreams, And How They Relate To Lopez Obrador

[August 03 2006] Travus T. Hipp Morning News & Commentary: “Che” Guevara’s Dreams, And How They Relate To Lopez Obrador Click To Listen: http://www.snurl.com/tth_060803 [ M3U Audio Playlist 128Kbps 11:37 minutes including news segment ] Other Audio Formats Available: http://www.archive.org/detai

Re: [PEN-L] A gloomy Brad DeLong

On 8/3/06, Michael Perelman wrote: The article was pretty good as far as it went. What a shocking is that Delong, who is a Keynesian, limited his tricks to monetary policy. Nor did he ever suggest the problems that have been building up over the years. His "long and veritable lags" again we

[PEN-L] Tasini vs. HRC on Israel

Courageous, very courageous by the NY Democrat standard. I'd vote for Tasini in the primary if I were an American and New Yorker. I didn't know about Tasini's Israeli backgrounds. -- Yoshie Primary foe rips Hil on Israel BY

Re: [PEN-L] Welfare to work: Tough love works

raghu wrote: Hypothetically, assume the best case scenario where each citizen does receive annual payments of $10,000.00. Given the current levels of indebtedness, how much of that on average would go towards debt-servicing on the lower-end of the income scale? I think that's where the scary pa

[PEN-L] Frank on SUVs

August 3, 2006 Economic Scene/New York TIMES The Herd Changes Course and Runs Away From S.U.V.'s By ROBERT H. FRANK THE herd instinct is as powerful in humans as in other animal species. Anyone who doubts it should rent "What Do You Say to a Naked Lady?", the 1970 film by Allen Funt, the creat

Re: [PEN-L] How to beat the music police

At around 3/8/06 12:45 am, Michael Perelman wrote: > http://techdirt.com/articles/20060727/1131227.shtml > TECH DIRT - For years, the RIAA has claimed that having the IP address > of a computer that has shared unauthorized files is the equivalent of > having the evidence of who was actually sharing

[PEN-L] meanwhile back in Iraq

from the WaPo's SLATE magazine: >The LA [TIMES] has a front-page piece on an American brigade in Iraq where the commander appears to have issued an order during one operation to "kill all military-age males" who didn't immediately surrender. A few GIs in the unit are now facing charges for murderi

[PEN-L] NORAD had not tracked any of the airplanes used during the Sept. 11 attacks ?!?!

Transcripts of NORAD audio recordings [text], published by Vanity Fair on Wednesday, appear to show that NORAD had not tracked any of the airplanes used during the Sept. 11 attacks before they were crashed, contradicting testimony provided by NORAD officials. http://jurist.law.pitt.edu/paperch

Re: [PEN-L] meanwhile back in Iraq

Jim Devine wrote: from the WaPo's SLATE magazine: >The LA [TIMES] has a front-page piece on an American brigade in Iraq where the commander appears to have issued an order during one operation to "kill all military-age males" who didn't immediately surrender. A few GIs in the unit are now facing

Re: [PEN-L] A gloomy Brad DeLong

On 8/3/06, Jim Devine <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: There's an alternative: expand war spending. There's another alternative that I mention (and elaborate briefly) on MaxSpeak: worktime reduction for dynamic macroeconomic adjustment. http://maxspeak.org/mt/archives/002397.html -- Sandwichman

[PEN-L] palast article

reg Palast August 3, 2006 "THE BEST THING IN THE WORLD FOR BIG OIL" … Bobby Kennedy and Palast on why Saddam had to go. "This war in Iraq has been the best thing in the world for Big Oil and OPEC. They've made the largest profits in the history of the world. The interesting thing about yo

Re: [PEN-L] Litani River

david barkin wrote: Has anyone heard of the Litani River in Lebanon and Terrell E. Arnold ? Terrell E. Arnold, Former Deputy Director Office of Counterterrorism http://www.wagingpeace.org/articles/2004/05/06_letter-diplomats.htm ...and speaking of water, Qana, the town where the IAF bombed the

Re: [PEN-L] A gloomy Brad DeLong

Brad DeLong wrote: middle-class homeowners who for too long have treated their houses as gigantic ATMs Damn, I want royalties!! Doug

Re: [PEN-L] palast article

What do others think about Palast's thesis? -- Michael Perelman Economics Department California State University michael at ecst.csuchico.edu Chico, CA 95929 530-898-5321 fax 530-898-5901

Re: [PEN-L] Frank on SUVs

On Aug 3, 2006, at 9:26 AM, Jim Devine wrote: At no apparent signal, these men stand and begin to disrobe. The hapless job seeker's dismay is evident. Yet, after a few moments, he, too, stands and disrobes. At scene's end, the men are standing naked, apparently waiting for whatever comes next.

Re: [PEN-L] A gloomy Brad DeLong

It is now in the public domain. A realator at the gym last week used it in a conversation. How many articles about the real estate market fail to use it? On Thu, Aug 03, 2006 at 01:31:24PM -0400, Doug Henwood wrote: > Brad DeLong wrote: > > > middle-class homeowners who for too long have treate

Re: [PEN-L] palast article

August 3, 2006 THE JERK: WHY SADDAM HAD TO GO by Greg Palast Excerpt from 'Armed Madhouse' this fits with my understanding. The US power elite didn't want high oil prices or low oil prices, but _control_ over oil reserves and the oil price. Of course, they didn't get what they want on this lev

[PEN-L] a discussion of the Israeli invasion of Lebanon

The following is a discussion I had with a friend concerning the recent Israeli attack on Lebanon and Hizbullah, which may be of interest to INFOCO. I have edited out personal information. I also edited for clarity, and to make my own side look better. ;-) my friend writes: It seems to me, whate

Re: [PEN-L] How to beat the music police

On 8/2/06, Michael Perelman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: http://techdirt.com/articles/20060727/1131227.shtmlTECH DIRT - For years, the RIAA has claimed that having the IP addressof a computer that has shared unauthorized files is the equivalent of having the evidence of who was actually sharing files

Re: [PEN-L] A gloomy Brad DeLong

You should have thought of that before you opened your big mouth, Mr. bon mot. Hey, here's a great name for a band: "The Grateful Naked". Where do I go to copywrite it? On 8/3/06, Doug Henwood <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Damn, I want royalties!! -- Sandwichman

Re: [PEN-L] palast article

Michael Perelman wrote: What do others think about Palast's thesis? In two words, 'Not News...' JUDICIAL WATCH, July 17,2003 Title: Cheney Energy Task Force Documents Feature Map of Iraqi Oilfields Author: Judicial Watch staff FOREIGN POLICY IN FOCUS, January 2004 Title: “Bush-Cheney Energy

Re: [PEN-L] A gloomy Brad DeLong

In fairness, if you peek to the end of Paul Davidson's books, you find that the policy prescription of the keeper of the flame of pur-sang Post-Keynesian economics is ... a k% money supply rule. He just thinks that k should be a very high number. best dd -Original Message- Brad deL had

Re: [PEN-L] A gloomy Brad DeLong

On 8/3/06, Daniel Davies <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: In fairness, if you peek to the end of Paul Davidson's books, you find that the policy prescription of the keeper of the flame of pur-sang Post-Keynesian economics is ... a k% money supply rule. He just thinks that k should be a very high numbe

[PEN-L] Cult of the Suicide Bomber

Although I generally have little use for Robert Baer, the former CIA agent who served as a model for the character George Clooney played in "Syriana," I certainly can recommend "Cult of the Suicide Bomber," a British documentary written and narrated by Baer. It is, if nothing else, a good introduc

Re: [PEN-L] A gloomy Brad DeLong

yep, pure blooded. Davidson believes in a sort of endogenous money, but if you look at the end of "Money, Financial Markets and the Real World", he basically says that the role of a central bank is to supply ample central bank money for those economic purposes for which central bank money is impor

Re: [PEN-L] Cult of the Suicide Bomber

Louis Proyect wrote: Many years ago, when I was in the Trotskyist movement, a party leader advised me never to speak to the FBI because they have received special training in how to extract information even during what appears to be a casual conversation. . My understanding is they know the answ

Re: [PEN-L] A gloomy Brad DeLong

As I understand DeL, it's not that the Fisc cannot affect output; it's that the Fed can always out-maneuver the Fisc, so in principle the Fed is in charge, though if it so chose, it could coordinate with the Fisc. Or in a different political context, the Fed could be brought to heel, we should liv

[PEN-L] Die Welt (De) quotes 'intelligence information' touting an AQ/HIZb connection

8/3/06 Bin Laden's Son: Carrying the Torch? Associated Press http://www.kltv.com/global/story.asp?s=5236584&ClientType=Printable Iran has freed a son of al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden from house arrest, a German newspaper reported on Wednesday. Die Welt said the Iranian Revolutionary Guard re

Re: [PEN-L] A gloomy Brad DeLong

I thought orthodox types like monetary policy because it's "technical" and "beyond politics," while fiscal policy is inevitably political. Doug

[PEN-L] Just Foreign Policy News, August 3, 2006

Just Foreign Policy News August 3, 2006 In this issue: 1) Just Foreign Policy does more radio on "Uniting for Peace" 2) Iran, Other Islamic States May Call for UN Meeting 3) New Poll Shows Lieberman Losing Ground 4) Israel Restarts Beirut Strikes; Blair Says U.N. Near Deal 5) Civilians Lose as Fi

Re: [PEN-L] Litani River

David B. writes: Has anyone heard of the Litani River in Lebanon and Terrell E. Arnold ? A commentator here in Mexico suggests that there is a long term Israeli strategy to move their REAL borders north to the River and that current events are a vivid example of doing just this as part of their

[PEN-L] Sociologist Sees Similarities Between Experiences of College Freshmen, Immigrants

I didn't read this piece, but I got a wonderful snicker-giggle from the headline, daydreaming of the local police rounding up, chasing down, zipstripping and loading into buses for their trip back home... bars full of binge-drinking college students that all kinda look like Archie & Jughead, Vero

[PEN-L] Cuba in 1000 words or less...

Thats what the Saramento Bee's comment section allows. The SacBee headline reads: Collective leadership possible in Cuba By ANITA SNOW, Associated Press Writer [Story Below] My Comment: Subject: This headline is a joke, right? "Collective leadership possible in Cuba" That's what Cuba's governm

Re: [PEN-L] Cuba in 1000 words or less... The story...

Leigh Meyers wrote: [Story Below] ...and it wasn't. Mea Culpa Mea Culpa Mea Maxima Culpa --Jimmy Buffett, Fruitcake Collective leadership possible in Cuba By ANITA SNOW, Associated Press Writer Published 4:22 pm PDT Thursday, August 3, 2006 http://www.sacbee.com/24hour/front/story/3343691p-1