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Comment on A Great Idea for Liberty Activism: Robin Hood Parking Vigilantes by Shauna L. Hopper

Shauna L. Hopper — Thu, 23 May 2013 08:24:00 +0000

After they feed a meter, members of the group place a card on the windshield of the car that says: “We saved you from the king’s tariffs. Robin Hood and his Merry Men. Please consider paying it forward.” The card features the Disney depiction of Robin Hood as a fox.

Comment on Mystery Right-Winger Sneaks Into an NPR Story on ZIRP by joe

joe — Thu, 23 May 2013 07:00:19 +0000

The #1 problem facing the country is that rich people are not getting a high enough real interest rate when they lend money.

Comment on Mystery Right-Winger Sneaks Into an NPR Story on ZIRP by joe

joe — Thu, 23 May 2013 06:59:40 +0000

The chart shows the savings rate went from 0 to 4% when the Fed Funds rate went from 5% to 0%.

Comment on Mystery Right-Winger Sneaks Into an NPR Story on ZIRP by Major_Freedom

Major_Freedom — Thu, 23 May 2013 03:16:03 +0000

This chart is even more disconcerting:

http://research.stlouisfed.org/fredgraph.png?g=iFV

Comment on Mystery Right-Winger Sneaks Into an NPR Story on ZIRP by Max

Max — Wed, 22 May 2013 22:43:53 +0000

Study this chart (MZMOWN vs FEDFUNDS)

http://research.stlouisfed.org/fred2/graph/?g=isL

and tell me what you think would happen if Fed Funds were increased.

Comment on IRS Scandal Bask by JimS

JimS — Wed, 22 May 2013 22:23:12 +0000

Sure, extra srutiny, but a process that takes a couple of months for some and years for others.

Steyn noted in his article that someone who applied for tax exempt status under the name media watch or something like that waited a couple of years. He reapplied under the name Green Solutions and had his tax exempt status in a couple of months.

As Mel Brooks would say, “It’s good to be the king.”

JimS

Comment on Mystery Right-Winger Sneaks Into an NPR Story on ZIRP by Kryx

Kryx — Wed, 22 May 2013 19:55:58 +0000

Nope… That would be the esteemed Russ Roberts. Go Russ!

Comment on Mystery Right-Winger Sneaks Into an NPR Story on ZIRP by Bob Roddis

Bob Roddis — Wed, 22 May 2013 18:34:03 +0000

Sumner?

Comment on Relax, Everyone, Krugman Sees No “Signature” of an Asset Bubble by Major_Freedom

Major_Freedom — Wed, 22 May 2013 14:33:50 +0000

And the dollar:

http://research.stlouisfed.org/fredgraph.png?g=iEg

Comment on IRS Scandal Bask by martin

martin — Wed, 22 May 2013 10:45:29 +0000

In other words, what the Tea Party and other groups were being threatened with, was to have to pay the same onerous taxes that…the secretary down the street has to pay.

That’s one way of putting it, another is that they were being threatened with being put at a disadvantage with their political opponents.

Plus the people in those groups are likely to have jobs and so already pay income tax like the secretary down the street (maybe she is even a member).