tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5806884.post1849835643357583664..comments2023-10-31T03:18:26.963-07:00Comments on Great Guys Weblog: Conceptually ChallengedBrethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15063508651955739056noreply@blogger.comBlogger41125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5806884.post-33338823959003651662014-05-20T13:16:40.563-07:002014-05-20T13:16:40.563-07:00I find it beyond amusing that you and Skipper are ...<a href="http://www.businessinsider.my/a-short-history-of-russian-rockets-exploding-2014-5/#.U3uqtVhdX-Q" rel="nofollow">I find it beyond amusing that you and Skipper are arguing that US businesses are as good as state operations in backward Russia, but there is evidence you are wrong: they are not as good:</a><br /><br />Hey Skipperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10798930502187234974noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5806884.post-70413286075779292632014-05-15T06:51:15.602-07:002014-05-15T06:51:15.602-07:00aog, some time back I posted an article about area...aog, some time back I posted an article about areas out west devastated by the relocation of wolves and how after they were brought back the environment has rejuvenated. I didn't keep the article, but it went into great detail.<br /><br />Harry, I am still waiting for you to explain the New Yorker cartoon Clovis posted to him. You remember the great days of Mike Quinn, Albert Shanker & <a href="http://www.vanityfair.com/culture/2012/11/1963-newspaper-strike-bertram-powers" rel="nofollow">Bertram Powers</a>, the infamous killer of your trade.<br /><br />You must be so proud of these thugs and others like them. Civil service unions have led to bankruptcy ala Detroit all over the country, the teachers' unions have destroyed our public schools and newspaper trade unions began the long slide to obscurity of the print media.<br /><br />Mazel tov.erphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09826044412670324694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5806884.post-57109244804225201412014-05-14T22:02:04.255-07:002014-05-14T22:02:04.255-07:00Golly, look at that. Some more information that...Golly, <a href="http://pjmedia.com/tatler/2014/05/14/capitalism-saves-the-environment-better-than-the-government/" rel="nofollow">look at that</a>. Some more information that's inappropriate for Mr. Eagar.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5806884.post-42200114531770713052014-05-13T20:55:01.495-07:002014-05-13T20:55:01.495-07:00If so, why do wind farms get special legal exempti...If so, why do <a href="http://articles.latimes.com/2013/dec/06/nation/la-na-wind-bald-eagles-20131207" rel="nofollow">wind farms get special legal exemption</a> from environment regulations?<br /><br /><i>I know of no private business in history that did that on its own.</i><br /><br />You need to get out more. Every big tech corporation I've worked for does that kind of thing and brags about it. Or you could look at the dolphin free tuna movement but then you wouldn't be able to make that claim anymore.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5806884.post-52428911937937355632014-05-13T13:13:16.186-07:002014-05-13T13:13:16.186-07:00I am not such a big fan of wind farms but I am awa...I am not such a big fan of wind farms but I am aware that each farm is required to do an EIS on likely impacts on threatened species, to have a remediation plan and to report regularly on actual results.<br /><br />I know of no private business in history that did that on its own.<br /><br />I find it beyond amusing that you and Skipper are arguing that US businesses are as good as state operations in backward Russia, but there is evidence you are wrong: they are not as good:<br /><br />http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2014-05-13/russia-bans-rocket-engine-sales-to-u-s-military.htmlHarry Eagarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04196202758858876402noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5806884.post-10676758303563133152014-05-09T05:57:01.434-07:002014-05-09T05:57:01.434-07:00well, there's the whole wind turbines vs. enda...well, there's the whole wind turbines vs. endangered avaians for one example of that.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5806884.post-55387590802180446832014-05-08T20:17:34.925-07:002014-05-08T20:17:34.925-07:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Harry Eagarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15785581082018177620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5806884.post-79214372165553662712014-05-08T20:17:19.610-07:002014-05-08T20:17:19.610-07:00'In fact, collectivism always treats the envir...'In fact, collectivism always treats the environment as something 'free'.'<br /><br />Really? Always? Is our collectivist government (your description, not mine) doing so?<br /><br />As it happens, I know one of the very, very few people besides Cliven Bundy who has run cattle in that part of Nevada. It required 800 acres per cow, and he went broke.<br /><br />Harry Eagarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15785581082018177620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5806884.post-83741912563981686532014-05-07T17:01:20.639-07:002014-05-07T17:01:20.639-07:00Skipper;
Or Easter Europe, or China.Skipper;<br /><br />Or Easter Europe, or China.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5806884.post-80877442382144412362014-05-07T10:14:55.120-07:002014-05-07T10:14:55.120-07:00[Harry:] Sean Hannity. he said government grass is...<i>[Harry:] Sean Hannity. he said government grass is free. </i><br /><br />So why does so much grass in the west belong to the federal government?<br /><br /><i>In fact, capitalist businesses always treat the environment as something 'free.' Look up the history of Utah Lake. </i><br /><br />In fact, collectivism always treats the environment as something 'free'. Look up the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aral_Sea" rel="nofollow">history of the Aral Sea</a>.Hey Skipperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10798930502187234974noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5806884.post-22490106874328187232014-05-07T09:33:53.190-07:002014-05-07T09:33:53.190-07:00'Actually as has been scientifically proven --...'Actually as has been scientifically proven -- There Is No Free Lunch -- and it boggles my mind that a grown man thinks anything is "free." '<br /><br />Tell it to Hannity.<br /><br />In fact, capitalist businesses always treat the environment as something 'free.' Look up the history of Utah Lake.Harry Eagarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04196202758858876402noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5806884.post-56912416264851303532014-05-07T07:27:22.182-07:002014-05-07T07:27:22.182-07:00Harry -- King of the Non-Sequitur
What does Hann...Harry -- King of the Non-Sequitur<br /><br />What does Hannity have to do with anything? Especially anything I say? I never have, nor would I ever, reference him as speaking for me, nor have I ever I agreed with everything or even much of anything he says or has said in the past.<br /><br />Does that clear it up for you?<br /><br />You must define rightwing before using it. In fact, even the original inventors of rightwing conspiracists like the Clinton's no longer use the phrase, but have moved on to: "What difference does all that make, now."<br /><br />Get with the program please.erphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09826044412670324694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5806884.post-79365028505744206412014-05-06T23:20:00.887-07:002014-05-06T23:20:00.887-07:00erp, you know who thinks something is free?
Sean ...erp, you know who thinks something is free?<br /><br />Sean Hannity. he said government grass is free.<br /><br />I think Skipper may be on to something about redefinitions but is looking in the wrong place to find it.<br /><br />(Life is too damn short to rush out to read everything that gets the rightwing in a twist but I will guess that there is a good financial reason having to do with managing costs to encourage screenings at no cost while charging ordinary fees for treatment.)Harry Eagarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04196202758858876402noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5806884.post-42172374081735425322014-05-04T11:29:09.330-07:002014-05-04T11:29:09.330-07:00[Clovis:] How is that information important at all...<i>[Clovis:] How is that information important at all in the context of the op-ed? </i><br /><br />In two ways.<br /><br />One rule, okay, maybe that is too strong, but certainly a very strong guideline is that an Op Ed should never introduce a new idea in the conclusion. Never mind that the Op Ed isn't about that at all, it also frames as a settled conclusion that which wasn't argued in the first place.<br /><br />In so doing, it risks serving purely as propaganda if the details are that this woman chose to forego health insurance. Indeed, that is likely the case.<br /><br />If so, and due to where this factoid is placed, we have no way of knowing, then parasitism is the problem, about which the ACA has done precisely nothing.<br /><br />A bigger question is why the NYT Op-Ed page has gotten to be so shabby. Any editor worthy of the position should have thrown this back with red pen all over the concluding para, at the very least.<br /><br />Hey Skipperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10798930502187234974noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5806884.post-78608978264173238692014-05-04T04:58:50.129-07:002014-05-04T04:58:50.129-07:00AOG,
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You'll get a very distorted view of ...AOG,<br /><br />---<br />You'll get a very distorted view of American society with that as a reference.<br />---<br />What, are you telling me Star Wars does not faithfully portray America? <br /><br />I can't believe that.<br /><br />You are so much like Darth Vader, for example, I am sure they've got something right.Clovishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08921327103613284595noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5806884.post-9741375731798908952014-05-04T03:18:31.259-07:002014-05-04T03:18:31.259-07:00I take the point of this post, but I still can'...I take the point of this post, but I still can't shake the image of a seven year old Skipper lecturing his friends about how the free toys in their Happy Meals aren't really free. :-)<br /><br />I second the suggestion Clovis do a guest post. <br /><br /> Peterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15836910211382887430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5806884.post-3323818155213585912014-05-03T19:35:18.416-07:002014-05-03T19:35:18.416-07:00Clovis;
Because that material is produced by peop...Clovis;<br /><br />Because that material is produced by people with very strong ideological biases that are distinctly different from much of the USA. You'll get a very distorted view of American society with that as a reference.Susan's Husbandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02862667802025231163noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5806884.post-36386968027216973712014-05-03T15:20:52.629-07:002014-05-03T15:20:52.629-07:00Skipper,
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That just begs for come background,...Skipper,<br /><br /><br />---<br />That just begs for come background, along the lines of mentioning whether the woman in question already had health insurance, or was free-riding.<br />---<br />How is that information important at all in the context of the op-ed?Clovishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08921327103613284595noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5806884.post-30443324216081006382014-05-03T15:19:51.485-07:002014-05-03T15:19:51.485-07:00AOG,
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That's a disadvantage.
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Why so?AOG,<br /><br />---<br />That's a disadvantage.<br />---<br />Why so?Clovishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08921327103613284595noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5806884.post-40299981705468886382014-05-03T14:11:49.547-07:002014-05-03T14:11:49.547-07:00I had the advantage of watching you guys in movies...<i>I had the advantage of watching you guys in movies and TV for my whole life</i><br /><br />That's a <b>disadvantage</b>.Susan's Husbandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02862667802025231163noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5806884.post-53094208379747597362014-05-03T11:37:28.193-07:002014-05-03T11:37:28.193-07:00[Clovis:] ... the author was not explaining how AC...<i>[Clovis:] ... the author was not explaining how ACA is financed, but only drawing attention how it may lead to wrong incentives *from the point of view of the insured user*. From that same point of view, his use of the word "free" was flawless. </i><br /><br />Good point. I don't think it was "flawless", in the sense that, while <i>grammatically</i> correct, it is <i>conceptually</i> misleading. Like you say, though, within the context of the article, it is defendable.<br /><br />However, there are several problems. First, the title: The Problem with Free Health Care<br /><br />Second, by the end of the thing, I still have no idea how much the genesis of the article -- screening mammograms -- cost.<br /><br />Towards the end, there is this: <i>We need people to consider medical care carefully, and that’s what cost sharing is all about. </i><br /><br />Cost sharing. Hmmm. Sounds like another place where "subsidy" would be a better choice.<br /><br />And I couldn't help but notice this in the conclusion: <i>It was just fibrous tissue, but as a result, insurance companies put a rider on her policy disqualifying her from coverage for breast cancer. </i><br /><br />That just begs for come background, along the lines of mentioning whether the woman in question already had health insurance, or was free-riding.<br /><br />There goes that word again.Hey Skipperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10798930502187234974noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5806884.post-82057274245935564742014-05-03T06:25:48.871-07:002014-05-03T06:25:48.871-07:00Bret,
Wow, thanks for the invitation.
The proble...Bret,<br /><br />Wow, thanks for the invitation.<br /><br />The problem is, I sincerely wouldn't know how to begin a post about that.<br /><br />Think of it: how do you explain your country for people who never saw it?<br /><br />I constantly get here so many things wrong about yours, and I had the advantage of watching you guys in movies and TV for my whole life. Maybe I could suggest some movie for you too, but I can't think of any that would be both representative and accessible for foreigners.<br /><br />And there is the problem also that you are talking to a physicist nerd, I am probably a litte bit far from the standard Brazilian around...<br />Clovishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08921327103613284595noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5806884.post-44595728947513121722014-05-02T15:15:31.175-07:002014-05-02T15:15:31.175-07:00Bret, great idea!Bret, great idea!erphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09826044412670324694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5806884.post-46822889635332188932014-05-02T14:50:55.046-07:002014-05-02T14:50:55.046-07:00Clovis wrote: "...it would take some backgrou...Clovis wrote: "<i>...it would take some background on what it is like down here.</i>"<br /><br />Would you do a guest post here?Brethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15063508651955739056noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5806884.post-31744828107174235942014-05-02T14:49:06.450-07:002014-05-02T14:49:06.450-07:00Clovis:
Again, you miss the point. It is the pub...Clovis:<br /><br />Again, you miss the point. It is the public system that is radical.erphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09826044412670324694noreply@blogger.com