October 11, 2009
Britain's Central Planning Death Panels
October 11, 2009
Free Market M.D.
October 11, 2009
Economies of Scale in Compliance
October 11, 2009
Balan's Challenge
October 10, 2009
The Pleasure of Telling Others What to Do
October 10, 2009
Gonick the Great - and How He Could Have Been Greater
October 9, 2009
More Scott Sumner
October 9, 2009
Not From The Onion
October 9, 2009
Thoughts on a Second Stimulus
I happened to be thinking about your previous post in the shower today, and thinking I might give a response along the lines of imposing a tax on car companies or oil companies, but with the expectation that, if pressed on it later by someone who was economically literate, I might have to admit that it wasn't actually an answer to the question.
Answering questions can put you in a situation in which you might say something that, with more than sixty seconds' thought, you would rather not. Responding to questions with a statement about your policy position on related subjects is much safer -- you've probably rehearsed that.
What's your strategy for inflicting maximum pain on the American consumer while achieving maximum political and moral victory?