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I never knew the Big Mac was so debated in the economics world!!!


How many minutes to earn the price of a Big Mac?

The Big Mac Index

Careful selection and omission of news (some relevant facts are shown and some are not)
Distortion of statistics or numbers;
Transformation of single events into social epidemics (Salem witch trials);
Corruption and distortion of words or terminology according to specific goals;
Stigmatization of minorities, especially when associated with criminal acts, degrading behaviour or immigration policies (Yellow Peril, Hispanophobia, Islamophobia, Blood Libel and AIDS, which

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I was thinking of the TS community as I was driving to Solvang today
I drove by a nice golf course
It made me think of Arnold and his recent proposal

In a victory for California’s golf business and consumers, legislators rejected a proposed tax on golf-related activities that was intended to help reduce the state’s massive budget deficit. The California Alliance for Golf, a

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This was written in 1970
I think of it when I read about "socially conscious" mutual funds.....
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The Social Responsibility of Business is to Increase its Profits
by Milton Friedman
The New York Times Magazine, September 13, 1970

When I hear businessmen speak eloquently about the "social responsibilities of business in a free-enterprise system," I am reminded of the wonderful line about the Frenchman who discovere… Continue

I always looked up to Thurston as a kid!!!!

Gilligan's Island is now out on DVD, reawakening the unanswered questions of childhood: why does the Skipper let Gilligan help with anything when he knows he'll just screw it up? Why did the movie star take a day cruise in an evening gown? Why did two of the richest people in the world board a dinky boat with the hoi polloi instead of leasing a private yacht? And why do an… Continue