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Daily Archive for March 3rd, 2012

Discharged

Posted in Central Planning on Mar 3rd, 2012

GM idles the Volt. This despite a $7,500 (regressive) subsidy to green peacock car purchasers, subsidies for suppliers and engineers throughout the production chain, a government bailout of the company and an era of record profits for car companies. I can only shudder to think what comes next.

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It’s Not Really Because THEY Want It

Posted in incentives, Institutions on Mar 3rd, 2012

For about three years I have had my undergraduate TAs do a lot of my grading. I can write more one day on what I ask of them and why I like them. Over that time period, I have taken samples of about 5% of the things that they grade, and quietly grade them myself […]

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