Comments on: Silly Bjorn http://theunbrokenwindow.com/2009/12/08/silly-bjorn/ The curious task of economics is to demonstrate to men how little they really know about what they imagine they can design. - F.A. Hayek Thu, 24 May 2012 11:48:48 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.3 By: Mark Lipstein http://theunbrokenwindow.com/2009/12/08/silly-bjorn/comment-page-1/#comment-11127 Mark Lipstein Wed, 09 Dec 2009 02:58:52 +0000 http://theunbrokenwindow.com/?p=1939#comment-11127 It was never an issue of actually stopping warming, it will always be about seizing power It was never an issue of actually stopping warming, it will always be about seizing power

]]> By: Michael http://theunbrokenwindow.com/2009/12/08/silly-bjorn/comment-page-1/#comment-11118 Michael Tue, 08 Dec 2009 18:15:34 +0000 http://theunbrokenwindow.com/?p=1939#comment-11118 It always amazed me how much "environmental economists" can totally ignore basic economics. In most of my classes, the story goes: Global warming is manmade and a problem, and here are some ways to solve it. But the answer misses the most interesting questions; for the sake of argument assume global warming is manmade and represents a cost in the future. Should we do anything about it? What are the opportunity costs; how are the costs discounted for time? Not to mention anything about the variability in future damage cost estimates. It always amazed me how much “environmental economists” can totally ignore basic economics. In most of my classes, the story goes: Global warming is manmade and a problem, and here are some ways to solve it. But the answer misses the most interesting questions; for the sake of argument assume global warming is manmade and represents a cost in the future. Should we do anything about it? What are the opportunity costs; how are the costs discounted for time? Not to mention anything about the variability in future damage cost estimates.

]]> By: Speedmaster http://theunbrokenwindow.com/2009/12/08/silly-bjorn/comment-page-1/#comment-11116 Speedmaster Tue, 08 Dec 2009 15:55:16 +0000 http://theunbrokenwindow.com/?p=1939#comment-11116 >> "I used to think Global Warming policy was about people. Now I know better – it is simply the latest religious fad to eliminate private property and free enterprise." Bingo! ;-) >> “I used to think Global Warming policy was about people. Now I know better – it is simply the latest religious fad to eliminate private property and free enterprise.”

Bingo! ;-)

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