the wrong people have not responded yet.
Have you ever been with a warrior woman?
Wash ,'Bushwhacked'
Natter 70: Hookers and Blow
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
msbelle - Apr 16, 2012 5:52:24 pm PDT #1264 of 30001
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb
Consuela - Apr 16, 2012 5:54:37 pm PDT #1265 of 30001
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix
OMG Cheney's insurance is government provided, right?!?
Oh, yeah, I'm sure of it, as a former VP. All of Congress gets better health-care than most US citizens, and I think it's single-payer, like an HMO.
Planet Money had a podcast last year about the definition of "public good" and what sorts of things are appropriate for government to provide. What it came down to was things that cost too much to be implemented on a private model, and that don't have any added cost if someone who doesn't pay into the service uses it.
So, like, a bridge costs too much to be built privately, but that cost isn't increased if someone uses it without paying for it. Freeloaders, in essence, don't add to the cost of the bridge, because there's no unit cost for bridge use.
Same goes for police, defense, lighthouses, or parks--what's the unit cost of the benefit to me of the local PD?
But health care, for instance, I can see an argument that it's not a public good in the same way, because the unit cost of a non-subscriber using the system is something that can be calculated. Same goes for public education, I guess.
On the other side, the benefits to the society as a whole of having everyone get good health care or an education are measureable, and enormous. So the argument doesn't really hold up, although it's an interesting exercise.
Zenkitty - Apr 16, 2012 6:00:36 pm PDT #1266 of 30001
Every now and then, I think I might actually be a little odd.
I learn so much here.
Tom Scola - Apr 16, 2012 6:27:23 pm PDT #1267 of 30001
Mr. Scola’s wardrobe by Botany 500
People, TILDA STARDUST!
Atropa - Apr 16, 2012 6:30:30 pm PDT #1268 of 30001
The artist formerly associated with cupcakes.
People, TILDA STARDUST!
I'm stunned into silence by the sheer genius and beauty of it. Thank you for linking to that.
DavidS - Apr 16, 2012 6:31:24 pm PDT #1269 of 30001
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
People, TILDA STARDUST!
It's my favorite mashup since Sterling Archer Draper Pryce!
Zenkitty - Apr 16, 2012 6:40:07 pm PDT #1270 of 30001
Every now and then, I think I might actually be a little odd.
People, TILDA STARDUST!
The real genius here is that it makes it look so... inevitable.
Sue - Apr 16, 2012 6:41:21 pm PDT #1271 of 30001
hip deep in pie
I follow that blog, Tom. I love it! It made me wonder if there was an alternate Orlando universe out there where David Bowie had turned into Tilda Swinton.
Zenkitty - Apr 16, 2012 6:45:40 pm PDT #1272 of 30001
Every now and then, I think I might actually be a little odd.
David Bowie will obviously be reincarnated as Tilda Swinton.
What? Time isn't linear.
msbelle - Apr 16, 2012 6:48:46 pm PDT #1273 of 30001
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb
they've been secretly having babies for the last ten years.
I MADE YOUR HEAD EXPLODE!