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member name: Christopher Goff
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January 25, 2006 03:06 PM EST --
John Stossel's 20/20 special report: "Stupid in America: How we cheat our kids" aired on Jan. 13, at 10 p.m. The short video preview for the show that aired two weeks ago reminded me of . . .
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May 23, 2006 07:57 PM EDT --
We have heard this in North Carolina and many other states for a number of years now. What is all this about a teacher shortage? How can this be true? Aren't teachers actually overpaid for only 9 or . . .
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March 31, 2006 08:46 AM EST --
Fifth Amendment of the US Constitution:
No person shall be held to answer for a capital, or otherwise infamous crime, unless on a presentment or indictment of a Grand Jury, except in cases arising in . . .
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March 31, 2006 08:43 AM EST --
Do most folks recognize the costs and benefits associated with voting and education in the political realm? I think most economists point out (correctly) that the reason so many Americans don't vote . . .
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May 08, 2006 08:22 PM EDT --
I remember that it went something like: "this is your brain...this is your brain on drugs(frying egg). Any questions?"
Just recently I saw another commercial about this very underinflated girl . . .
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March 15, 2006 07:43 PM EST --
Introduced by Harry Markowitz in 1952 (Markowitz, H. M. (1952). Portfolio Selection, Journal of Finance, Vol. 7, Iss. 1, p. 77-91.), modern portfolio theory, involves "detailing the mathematics of . . .
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February 09, 2006 03:35 PM EST --
What is the purpose of taxation? Is it a chance for local government to 'right the wrongs' of the private sector? Should it be used to internalize the externalities and equate MSC=MSB? Or should . . .
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March 15, 2006 08:00 PM EST --
There was an article in the Wall Street Journal on March 10th about the NFL and how Adam Smith would have appreciated their example of 'enlighten self-interest'. Although I am not sure what Adam . . .
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April 04, 2006 02:14 PM EDT --
Is the minimum age standard an appropriate regulatory policy for young people? Are minimum driving ages appropriate? Are minimum age requirements appropriate for consensual sexual relationships? What about . . .
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April 13, 2006 08:54 AM EDT --
Do we have the right to live? How bout the right the die?
I am of the opinion that we do. There are inherent natural rights of every person. These rights have helped establish the natural laws of the individual . . .
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April 26, 2006 11:00 PM EDT --
A recent study on the "American Dream" of going from rags to riches was done by Tom Hertz from American University. The name of the paper is "Understanding Mobility in America" and . . .
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February 24, 2006 08:33 AM EST --
Smoke and Mirrors: Re: Hugh Waters' Study "The Economic Impact of Secondhand Smoke in Maryland"
By Christopher Goff
Hugh Water's study on the economic impact of secondhand . . .
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