tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post4206408205229174894..comments2023-11-05T03:56:08.325-08:00Comments on Murrmurrs: MurrconomicsMurr Brewsterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comBlogger48125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-25452100859593124572011-04-05T15:31:27.914-07:002011-04-05T15:31:27.914-07:00Great post. I hate Walmart. Also huge impersonal b...Great post. I hate Walmart. Also huge impersonal bookstore chains.Donna Bantahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01271377907141866718noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-404460924519999982011-04-05T15:31:27.653-07:002011-04-05T15:31:27.653-07:00// Are they working hard to criminalize divorce? N...// Are they working hard to criminalize divorce? No? Huh.//<br>I like that. What happened to me in my divorce was criminal.<br><br>WalNart sucks bad sardines... I will not set foot in one. they run all the small shops out of business... then, if in ten years or so, a store location is not provitable, they close that store in a small town and, in essence, leave that town screwed. I now have no okjimmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11013002335848390765noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-24430802288450991032011-04-05T15:31:27.344-07:002011-04-05T15:31:27.344-07:00There should be a law that the highest earners in ...There should be a law that the highest earners in a company can't be paid more than a certain multiple of the lowest earners' wages. Like a factor of twenty. Then either they'd have to limit their own salaries or increase everyone else's.<br><br>The people at the top don't "earn" their million dollar salaries. They just steal it from the rest of us.nickhttp://nickhereandnow.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-10952790501918444332011-04-05T15:31:27.119-07:002011-04-05T15:31:27.119-07:00Hear, hear! I guess I don't have to ask you wh...Hear, hear! I guess I don't have to ask you what you think about the Republican platform. You just said it all, right here. For me, you are preaching to the choir. At least you do it with humor, thank you for that!DJanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07152183871573797791noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-10845950432530697912011-04-05T15:31:26.879-07:002011-04-05T15:31:26.879-07:00Shoot, my clever comment didn't take. It was w...Shoot, my clever comment didn't take. It was witty and incisive and full of telling detail, too.<br><br>But my point was that you don't even *start* paying U.S. inheritance taxes, until you've raked in five million. You get five million tax free. If your family farm is worth more than that, don't bother to cue the violins over your terrible tax burden, not on my account. Just sellDalehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14523194846272870013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-6041825562580754232011-04-05T15:31:26.685-07:002011-04-05T15:31:26.685-07:00Murr: Take a wikipedia look at the GINI Index, a m...Murr: Take a wikipedia look at the GINI Index, a measure of inequality in nations. Ours has been rising, which is NOT good. Last time was in the 1920's...<br>Letting the GINI out of the bottle isn't good for ANY society.<br>As we say in West Virginia, you are "RAT OWN!"Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-83881841304982325042011-04-05T15:31:26.487-07:002011-04-05T15:31:26.487-07:00It's Commies like you who are bent on dismantl...It's Commies like you who are bent on dismantling our economy and destroying the rich folks' will to live. Shame on you!Suburban Correspondenthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11488916572135296650noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-26108804891655695112011-04-05T15:31:26.257-07:002011-04-05T15:31:26.257-07:00This is one of the better economic treatises on ec...This is one of the better economic treatises on economics that I have come across. Where were you when I was trying to unscramble that supply-demand curve?Jerryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04278403041887060649noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-12593660810565345802011-04-05T15:31:25.883-07:002011-04-05T15:31:25.883-07:00Well, Disqus, not Diqus. See? Already.Well, Disqus, not Diqus. See? Already.Murr Brewsterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-14858034087619589542011-04-05T15:31:25.606-07:002011-04-05T15:31:25.606-07:00I am adamantly opposed to the WalMartization of No...I am adamantly opposed to the WalMartization of North America but you said it much better! And I am mighty tired of the millions who insist on their right to cheap goods -who "know the price of everything and the value of nothing."Susanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04155106135649887676noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-38583809161892585902011-04-05T15:31:25.384-07:002011-04-05T15:31:25.384-07:00Brilliant! And simply enough explained that even ...Brilliant! And simply enough explained that even a Congressperson should be able to understand it. Geeze...what is wrong with this country? I know...it's greed.knittergranhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11160027913020949487noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-76692444677644628562011-04-05T15:31:25.145-07:002011-04-05T15:31:25.145-07:00"I will freely admit I have no idea how the e..."I will freely admit I have no idea how the economy works; this is the main difference between me and most economists". <br>Don't give them any credit; they don't have a friggin' clue.<br>I like paying taxes in Canada. First it means I made enough money to pay taxes and second, we get pretty good value for them all things considered. I read that American value for The Blog Fodderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11441978691701289074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-3419783808678629182011-02-19T05:11:06.038-08:002011-02-19T05:11:06.038-08:00"I will freely admit I have no idea how the e..."I will freely admit I have no idea how the economy works; this is the main difference between me and most economists". <br />Don't give them any credit; they don't have a friggin' clue.<br />I like paying taxes in Canada. First it means I made enough money to pay taxes and second, we get pretty good value for them all things considered. I read that American value for The Blog Fodderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11441978691701289074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-75121394570045872692011-02-17T08:15:45.001-08:002011-02-17T08:15:45.001-08:00Brilliant! And simply enough explained that even ...Brilliant! And simply enough explained that even a Congressperson should be able to understand it. Geeze...what is wrong with this country? I know...it's greed.knittergranhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11160027913020949487noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-63872844335490474792011-02-16T11:29:56.415-08:002011-02-16T11:29:56.415-08:00Love this! I, too, wonder if any wealthy people r...Love this! I, too, wonder if any wealthy people read this as well and what they think.Beth in NYChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01252100519220279252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-87295168586747880522011-02-15T23:01:25.980-08:002011-02-15T23:01:25.980-08:00I'm glad to make your acquaintance, Sylvia. W...I'm glad to make your acquaintance, Sylvia. We don't understand any of it, either.Murr Brewsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-31074776714948395502011-02-15T22:48:02.241-08:002011-02-15T22:48:02.241-08:00I'm new to your space, Murr. I'm impressed...I'm new to your space, Murr. I'm impressed by all you've said here and I agree with you totally - I think! I can't understand why world economics are so complex when it should all be so simple. The way you've just layed it all out is logical and fair. I read a lot about the USA (I've also visited many times) and I simply can't grasp the healthcare system (abuse is a Sylviahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01104063373122049938noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-66908438973469201282011-02-15T14:16:30.609-08:002011-02-15T14:16:30.609-08:00I am adamantly opposed to the WalMartization of No...I am adamantly opposed to the WalMartization of North America but you said it much better! And I am mighty tired of the millions who insist on their right to cheap goods -who "know the price of everything and the value of nothing."Susan Ellishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04155106135649887676noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-40440537649915848402011-02-14T05:01:28.325-08:002011-02-14T05:01:28.325-08:00Thank you, Murr for one hilarious, well-written po...Thank you, Murr for one hilarious, well-written post on a topic that enrages me. Greed is a scary thing - and when you've got more money than you could ever spend and you're not using a dollar of it to make the world a better place, then it's a sin. I'm always amazed to see the wealthy living in conspicuous consumption, completely unaware that the people who serve them are so Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-26751003027596142772011-02-13T16:53:25.801-08:002011-02-13T16:53:25.801-08:00Murr, it's much easier to say "arithmetic...Murr, it's much easier to say "arithmetically dyslexic" when you've imbibed a little. Or a lot!You may lisp.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-33197496532429282302011-02-13T15:00:52.344-08:002011-02-13T15:00:52.344-08:00Forgot to add that you killed 2 birds with 1 stone...Forgot to add that you killed 2 birds with 1 stone on that fave line above!Reynolds Potternoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-69066126000994472462011-02-13T14:59:46.493-08:002011-02-13T14:59:46.493-08:00Darn! Just typed a fairly long comment on this ge...Darn! Just typed a fairly long comment on this gem of a column, but it vanished when I tried to preview. Trying again (but shorter version).<br />Fave line (despite lots of competition): "They're like scriptures: you can find one to match any position you might want to take."<br />As for WalMart, I'm not singing their praises, but I'm not a WalMart basher either. I think Reynolds Potternoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-34255295364085142962011-02-13T14:59:09.519-08:002011-02-13T14:59:09.519-08:00I didn't quite get economics when I studied it...I didn't quite get economics when I studied it. Too much macro and micro stuff. Liked the cool supply and demand curves though, they were swish. But it will be interesting to see how the approach taken in the UK will work. Cutting back public sector spend will take money out of the economy and stop little people like me spending on private sector goods. How will it work then??Madame DeFargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08172239340844485940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-16840708300999160312011-02-13T14:37:41.756-08:002011-02-13T14:37:41.756-08:00I thought I felt something, there.I thought I felt something, there.Murr Brewsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-13427916315014683322011-02-13T14:33:46.251-08:002011-02-13T14:33:46.251-08:00Absolutely brilliant! I think I love you.Absolutely brilliant! I think I love you.Nickyhttp://www.weworkforcheese.comnoreply@blogger.com