Comments for Consulting by RPM || Free Advice Blog http://consultingbyrpm.com The personal blog of economist RPM Sat, 04 Feb 2012 05:33:21 +0000 hourly 1 Comment on Potpourri by Silas Barta http://consultingbyrpm.com/blog/2012/02/potpourri-94.html#comment-32394 Silas Barta Sat, 04 Feb 2012 05:33:21 +0000 http://consultingbyrpm.com/?p=5972#comment-32394 It's certainly possible for people to form preferences based on totally invalid reasoning, which I believe is what's going on any time someone has a preference which, in the absence of believing Jesus had "really bad" suffering, would be the opposite preference. It’s certainly possible for people to form preferences based on totally invalid reasoning, which I believe is what’s going on any time someone has a preference which, in the absence of believing Jesus had “really bad” suffering, would be the opposite preference.

]]> Comment on Potpourri by Silas Barta http://consultingbyrpm.com/blog/2012/02/potpourri-94.html#comment-32393 Silas Barta Sat, 04 Feb 2012 05:31:59 +0000 http://consultingbyrpm.com/?p=5972#comment-32393 No, you can just say whether I appear to be yelling "Oh God that hurts!"; how can you possibly know whether it's "suffering" or just "me liking to yell 'Oh God that hurts!' in a way that looks like suffering"? No, you can just say whether I appear to be yelling “Oh God that hurts!”; how can you possibly know whether it’s “suffering” or just “me liking to yell ‘Oh God that hurts!’ in a way that looks like suffering”?

]]> Comment on Potpourri by Silas Barta http://consultingbyrpm.com/blog/2012/02/potpourri-94.html#comment-32392 Silas Barta Sat, 04 Feb 2012 05:30:47 +0000 http://consultingbyrpm.com/?p=5972#comment-32392 Define the difference between suffering and suffering "really bad" without intersubjective comparisons. Yes, I might not be getting the phrasing right, but a lot of Christian apologetics is based around how much *worse* Jesus had to suffer than the rest of us. A praxeologist has to say, "It is meaningless to say that Jesus suffered more or less than any other person. His sacrifice would mean just as much if it were a dust speck in his eye." Define the difference between suffering and suffering “really bad” without intersubjective comparisons.

Yes, I might not be getting the phrasing right, but a lot of Christian apologetics is based around how much *worse* Jesus had to suffer than the rest of us. A praxeologist has to say, “It is meaningless to say that Jesus suffered more or less than any other person. His sacrifice would mean just as much if it were a dust speck in his eye.”

]]> Comment on Heads EMH Wins, Tails Its Opponents Lose by Tel http://consultingbyrpm.com/blog/2012/02/heads-emh-wins-tails-its-opponents-lose.html#comment-32391 Tel Sat, 04 Feb 2012 00:04:21 +0000 http://consultingbyrpm.com/?p=5970#comment-32391 Plenty of collateral, the Aus banks charge around <b>7%</b> at the moment, even for very solid borrowers. Check a few websites if you are interested. It's a strongly regulated environment, and the RBA can significantly influence rates because all interbank transactions must go through the RBA clearing system. I suspect there's a number of points where tax is siphoned off as well -- the financial industry in Australia pays a lot of tax, and it has to come from somewhere. Plenty of collateral, the Aus banks charge around 7% at the moment, even for very solid borrowers. Check a few websites if you are interested.

It’s a strongly regulated environment, and the RBA can significantly influence rates because all interbank transactions must go through the RBA clearing system. I suspect there’s a number of points where tax is siphoned off as well — the financial industry in Australia pays a lot of tax, and it has to come from somewhere.

]]> Comment on Potpourri by Joseph Fetz http://consultingbyrpm.com/blog/2012/02/potpourri-94.html#comment-32390 Joseph Fetz Fri, 03 Feb 2012 22:28:56 +0000 http://consultingbyrpm.com/?p=5972#comment-32390 Yes, that is a little strange. However, I am an agnostic atheist and I personally think that Jesus would have been a pretty cool dude to chill with. I'd break bread with the 'ol Jesus. Yes, that is a little strange. However, I am an agnostic atheist and I personally think that Jesus would have been a pretty cool dude to chill with. I’d break bread with the ‘ol Jesus.

]]> Comment on Potpourri by Major_Freedom http://consultingbyrpm.com/blog/2012/02/potpourri-94.html#comment-32387 Major_Freedom Fri, 03 Feb 2012 18:29:28 +0000 http://consultingbyrpm.com/?p=5972#comment-32387 Anyone else notice that since Mammy has been exposed as a plagiarist, his posts have resorted to immature schoolyard taunts? Hey, maybe that's why he found himself having to plagiarize Warren Mosler. It's the only way he could be taken somewhat seriously. If he went by his own merits, he'd...well he'd be doing what he's doing now and showing his true self: a sad, ignorant, immature poseur. Sad, ignorant, immature response in 3, 2, 1... Anyone else notice that since Mammy has been exposed as a plagiarist, his posts have resorted to immature schoolyard taunts?

Hey, maybe that’s why he found himself having to plagiarize Warren Mosler. It’s the only way he could be taken somewhat seriously. If he went by his own merits, he’d…well he’d be doing what he’s doing now and showing his true self: a sad, ignorant, immature poseur.

Sad, ignorant, immature response in 3, 2, 1…

]]> Comment on Potpourri by Joseph Fetz http://consultingbyrpm.com/blog/2012/02/potpourri-94.html#comment-32386 Joseph Fetz Fri, 03 Feb 2012 17:52:40 +0000 http://consultingbyrpm.com/?p=5972#comment-32386 Sorry that we couldn't live up to your expectations. :) Sorry that we couldn’t live up to your expectations.
:)

]]> Comment on Potpourri by Jonathan M.F. Catalán http://consultingbyrpm.com/blog/2012/02/potpourri-94.html#comment-32385 Jonathan M.F. Catalán Fri, 03 Feb 2012 17:51:03 +0000 http://consultingbyrpm.com/?p=5972#comment-32385 I just wasted 5 minutes of my life reading through this comments section. I guess I was a little amused. I just wasted 5 minutes of my life reading through this comments section. I guess I was a little amused.

]]> Comment on Potpourri by MamMoTh http://consultingbyrpm.com/blog/2012/02/potpourri-94.html#comment-32384 MamMoTh Fri, 03 Feb 2012 17:37:41 +0000 http://consultingbyrpm.com/?p=5972#comment-32384 Thank you Roddis for proving once again that your are as thick as <del>my dick.</del> a brick (I know your knowledge of maths does not go beyond multiples of 0, and that you find funny making the same bad joke twice.) Thank you Roddis for proving once again that your are as thick as my dick. a brick

(I know your knowledge of maths does not go beyond multiples of 0, and that you find funny making the same bad joke twice.)

]]> Comment on Potpourri by Bob Roddis http://consultingbyrpm.com/blog/2012/02/potpourri-94.html#comment-32383 Bob Roddis Fri, 03 Feb 2012 16:02:41 +0000 http://consultingbyrpm.com/?p=5972#comment-32383 Well, if you aren‘t the sharpest knife in the drawer I hate having to explain my jokes, but here goes. 0 x 500 = 0 No wonder you can’t comprehend that one does not need data to know that the concept of Cantillon Effects is true. Well, if you aren‘t the sharpest knife in the drawer I hate having to explain my jokes, but here goes.

0 x 500 = 0

No wonder you can’t comprehend that one does not need data to know that the concept of Cantillon Effects is true.

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