tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2761684730989137546.post6301984836033140157..comments2024-03-28T04:13:36.779-04:00Comments on Mike Norman Economics: Tony Wikrent — Rex Tugwell of FDR's Brain Trust: The New Deal in Retrospectmike normanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03296006882513340747noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2761684730989137546.post-59110505791864411682017-01-22T18:22:28.069-05:002017-01-22T18:22:28.069-05:00Ah Rex Tugwell. A perfect reminder of just how goo...Ah Rex Tugwell. A perfect reminder of just how good the New Deal economists were.<br /><br />I think the real reason why guys like Tugwell get shoved down the memory hole is that he is such a giant compared to the lightweights who populate the dismal profession these days.<br /><br />Thanks Tony for this post!Jonathan Larsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05217670446743983955noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2761684730989137546.post-2034357017185690392017-01-22T15:58:32.915-05:002017-01-22T15:58:32.915-05:00[OK, if there ever was a posting that was off topi...[OK, if there ever was a posting that was off topic, it's this one -- especially when it overlaps an FDR thread. (Btw, if I remember correctly, didn't JMK have to do a lot of hand holding to get FDR to put forward significant progressive policies?)]<br /><br />So ... anyone here thinking of purchasing a computer, smartphone or some other electronic device soon? If yes, you'd be wise to wait a few months until the new models come out. You see, bluetooth 5 is now a reality, and the changes from the previous generation -- speed, range and messaging capacity -- are too significant to ignore. If you don't care, at the very least make sure you're offered a good discount in price if offered a bluetooth 4 device. I personally think it's nuts dishing out a few thousand dollars on a bluetooth 4 computer when "5" is only a few months away.<br /><br />Also, make sure your device has a USB Type-C port since this will soon be the new connector standard for all electronic devices big or small. It's already here in some late 2016 devises. <br /><br />Another note: Avoid any computer device that does not come with at least 4gb of RAM or comes with an eMMC system drive. Unless it's gifted to you, just don't bother. During the holiday sales last month, I was tempted to purchase a 2gb RAM, 32gb eMMC, 10-inch laptop from the MS online store because the price was just too tempting at $279 Cdn ($179 in the US store!). I figured for email and surfing and some other small tasks it would be just fine. Well, the lagging was too annoying. And not only that -- eMMC cannot be upgraded; you're stuck with it. This is important to know because Windows 10 itself takes up a good portion of those 32 gb ... and any future major OS upgrades require around 10 gb of free space in your SYSTEM drive.<br /><br />There, glad I got that off my hairy chest :)<br /><br /><i>Tom please promote this to post. "Misfired" trident middle towards US!!</i><br /><br />Hope "middle" is not a typo :(lastgreekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00354740659933239445noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2761684730989137546.post-49039545896995921172017-01-22T15:35:03.468-05:002017-01-22T15:35:03.468-05:00Tom please promote this to post. "Misfired&qu...Tom please promote this to post. "Misfired" trident middle towards US!!<br /><br />http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-38711418Randomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04445772572707818311noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2761684730989137546.post-84527318042062623882017-01-22T14:36:16.914-05:002017-01-22T14:36:16.914-05:00Productive activity vs rent-seeking is based on mo...Productive activity vs rent-seeking is based on monetary reward versus actual contribution.<br /><br />It's a bit far-fetched to see people studying things like gender studies as rent-seekers when economic rent is extracted by exerting economic power.Tom Hickeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08454222098667643650noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2761684730989137546.post-79840982558735269592017-01-22T14:05:31.009-05:002017-01-22T14:05:31.009-05:00"emphasize the difference between productive ..."emphasize the difference between productive economic activity, and economic rent seeking. "<br /><br />Tom this is a slippery slope to tread on when we start to contrast "productive activity" vs. anything...<br /><br />There are probably a lot of people out there who think "Gender Studies" is a non-productive activity and that those who are having positions in that field of study are rent extractors...<br /><br />So I dont know about all of this talk of "productive activity" it has a kind of puritanical aroma to it in general...Matt Frankohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11978352335097260145noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2761684730989137546.post-76022779085560153162017-01-22T14:03:29.185-05:002017-01-22T14:03:29.185-05:00In other words, being more left-minded has to be c...In other words, being more left-minded has to be cool and palatable again and a lot of this lies in good marketing and persuasion to change people's perceptions and consciousness. Penguin pophttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01438480665686684027noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2761684730989137546.post-1619744684214964582017-01-22T14:00:46.640-05:002017-01-22T14:00:46.640-05:00In turn, more and more positions that would have b...In turn, more and more positions that would have been thought as more moderate 40-50 years ago are now outright "socialism" to detractors. The Overton Window keeps going more and more to the right. There needs to be a new FDR in a few years to try to shift the conversation more to the left again.Penguin pophttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01438480665686684027noreply@blogger.com