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11671 [lbo-talk] UFPJ: March on Washington, January 27 -- rank: 1000

On Jan 18, 2007, at 10:27 PM, SHANE TAYLOR wrote: > Unitedforpeace.org says: > > Assemble on the National Mall, > between 3rd and 7th Streets, at 11 am. > March will kick off at 1pm. > More details coming soon! > > Any interest in an LBO-ster contingent? Alas, we're not going to be there? Anyone want to represent us? Doug

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11672 [lbo-talk] What's the deal with conservatives, economists, and the minimum wage? -- rank: 1000

On Jan 18, 2007, at 11:32 PM, Wojtek Sokolowski wrote: > To play devil's advocate, one can argue that the > price of assets is a reflection of the anticipated > future return that the asset will generate, so it is > the anticipated furure demand (on the assumption that > demand for an asset is driven by its yield) that is > driving the price, not vice versa, pretty much in the > same way as the current demand increase pushes current > prices upward. What do you think dri ...

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11673 [lbo-talk] What's the deal with conservatives, economists, and the minimum wage? -- rank: 1000

On Jan 19, 2007, at 3:48 AM, andie nachgeborenen wrote: > People buy > Phillipe Patek watches _because_ they cost $20K, > likewise Rolls Royce, fancy pens, or the $2200 bottles > of wine I saw at a restaurant recently. The term of art is "positional goods," which derive their appeal from the fact that only a few can have them. Doug

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11674 [lbo-talk] What's the deal with conservatives, economists, and the minimum wage? -- rank: 1000

On Jan 18, 2007, at 7:25 PM, Jordan Hayes wrote: >> When you raise the price of something you reduce the demand for >> it, whether it's porridge or labor. > > My favorite counter-example of this "well known truth" is the pre- > listing action in hot IPOs. Raise the price? BIG increase in demand. Yup. After I sent that, regretted not including a PS on asset prices: a glaring exception to the rule. Rising stock prices stimulate demand; real estate too. And vice ...

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11675 [lbo-talk] Cognitive dissonance -- rank: 1000

On Jan 18, 2007, at 10:40 AM, Wojtek Sokolowski wrote: > Although I tried to strike a balance and acknowledge > the guy's personal "contributions" to his predicament, > but also look at the broader systemic ramifications of > it, I was accused of turning everything into politics > and not seeing a personal aspect of it. The > conversation ended on a less than friendly note. Can't you just read this as two complementary perspectives? The systemic stuff you're talking ...

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11676 [lbo-talk] Re: "doing it" -- rank: 1000

On Jan 18, 2007, at 10:41 AM, Jordan Hayes wrote: > I think it's just the tail end of what started a while back when > Victoria's Secret re-framed lingerie as both a "secret" (get it?) > pleasure for the wearer (help me out ladies, especially you > hippies: say what you will about VS, but they *have* advanced the > state of the art in comfort at least, and don't forget that the > majority of their bra revenue is from DD and above!) We're blessed with a VS in the groun ...

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11677 [lbo-talk] What's the deal with conservatives, economists, and the minimum wage? -- rank: 1000

On Jan 18, 2007, at 2:45 AM, Jason McCullough wrote: > I ve been in what seems like a never ending argument over the last > couple weeks with some conservatives, and one economist in > particular, on a message board I hang out on. There s an > unbelievable level of certainty on the right, especially with > economists on the right, that the minimum wage s impact is not only > significantly negative on employment, but significantly negative on > the net welfare of the people ...

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11678 [lbo-talk] "doing it" -- rank: 1000

On Jan 17, 2007, at 5:56 PM, Carrol Cox wrote: > I think the numbers don't add up. Someone's lying. See Lewontin's > review > of a similar study (by the University of Chicago sociologists) in the > NYRB some years ago. No doubt people are lying. But in which way? Are more or fewer women surfing the net for pr0n than the poll says? Doug

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11679 [lbo-talk] Massey: wealthy, educated immigrants less likely to seek U.S. citizenship -- rank: 1000

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Wealthy, Educated Immigrants Less Likely to Seek Citizenship - Socio-economic benefits can be obtained without naturalization, Princeton study finds - Princeton, N.J. January 17, 2007 - A new Princeton study has revealed surprising behavioral patterns of wealthy and well-educated immigrants in the United States. The study, published in the Social Science Quarterly, finds that greater achievement often does not lead to greater satisfaction with the U.S., or with the A ...

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Date:	Wed Jan 17 13:47:23 PST 2007

11680 [lbo-talk] dumbass press release of the day -- rank: 1000

[formatting and spelling all {sic}] From: "Maureen Lynch" <mlynch at 5wpr.com> Date: January 17, 2007 3:54:49 PM EST To: <dhenwood at panix.com> Subject: Shirtless McConaughey and Beckham have Men Flocking to Toroplasty Hi Doug, Segment Idea: Toroplasty New Trend in Plastic Surgery for Men Women aren t the only ones who feel pressure to look as good as celebrities. Celebrities likeMatthew McConaughey and David Beckham are always taking their shirts off, showing off per ...

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11681 [lbo-talk] Max on the Internet Left -- rank: 1000

On Jan 17, 2007, at 3:47 PM, Dennis Perrin wrote: >>> The "Internet Left" is a mostly brainless vacuum cleaner of >>> donations for the Democratic Party. >> http://www.tpmcafe.com/blog/coffeehouse/2007/jan/15/my_left_fanny > > And I got his back -- > > <http://redstateson.blogspot.com/2007/01/dembulbs.html> Nice, coms. These wankers are getting a fresh shot of energy from the Obama madness. Aside from early opposition to the Iraq war, what is ...

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11682 [lbo-talk] Majority of U.S. women not marrying -- rank: 1000

On Jan 17, 2007, at 1:00 PM, Charles Brown wrote: > I would be , but I m too ugly. Charles, you're not ugly. You could use a session with the Queer Eye team before their show gets cancelled, though. Doug

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11683 [lbo-talk] Congress could force withdrawal from Iraq -- rank: 1000

On Jan 17, 2007, at 2:39 PM, Shane Mage wrote: >> Michael Pollak wrote: >> >> ... This war was officially authorized by Congress with a >> statutory act that everyone agrees was the functional equivalent >> of a declaration of war. > > "Everyone agrees?" Scarcely. That the "authorization" was not > "the functional equivalent of a declaration of war" is proven by > the fact that there was *no* war between its passage and Bu ...

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11684 [lbo-talk] "doing it" -- rank: 1000

New York Post - January 17, 2007 <http://www.nypost.com/seven/01172007/news/nationalnews/ how_we_do_it_nationalnews_dan_mangan.htm?page=0> HOW WE 'DO IT' NEW GUYS-VS.-GALS SEX SURVEY PROVES THAT LIFE IS 'LUST' CAUSE By DAN MANGAN Birds do it, bees do it, and American men and woman certainly enjoy doing it - but often in very different ways. That's the finding of a new survey of sexual habits, desires and quirks in the United States being published jointly this month by Esquire and Marie ...

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11685 [lbo-talk] Trump, scumbag -- rank: 1000

On Jan 17, 2007, at 12:10 PM, joanna wrote: >> On 1/17/07, andie nachgeborenen <andie_nachgeborenen at yahoo.com> >> wrote: >> >>> Also, why can't a man that rich get a better hairpiece? >> > Because there _is_ justice in this world? An old pal once explained Trump to me by point out that he grew up semi-rich - his father, Fred, built middle-income housing in the outer boroughs of NYC in the decades after WW II - so he never felt the need to please t ...

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