Shark_09 said...

Shark_09 at 04:12 AM JST - 29th April

Btw, biofuels are the worst possible solution, because as was just said they reduce crops for food. Also, the net energy gain with modern farming methods is negligent when you factor in the fuel that is used for tractors/combines, making ammonia fertilizers, etc.

Posted in Would you accept some economic burdens in order to help prevent global warming? at 04:12 AM JST - 29th April
Shark_09 at 04:11 AM JST - 29th April

Won't happen, because the same unregulated economic trends that increase profits are also increasing the socioeconomic divide between the rich and poor, essentially creating the classic class divide that the free market was supposed to destroy in wake of autocracy.

Posted in Would you accept some economic burdens in order to help prevent global warming? at 04:11 AM JST - 29th April
Shark_09 at 04:08 AM JST - 29th April

What has been the direct impact on the consumers? Comparing Sweden's highly regulated health insurance market to the US's mostly unregulated health insurance market it is clear that the US insured get the short end of the stick.

Posted in Risk is their business at 04:08 AM JST - 29th April
Shark_09 at 07:46 AM JST - 22nd April

"Global warming is a crock. We should face the real issues instead... the end of cheap oil, the emergence of China as a superpower, the growth of radical islam."

Regardless, your first two issues both tie in with the fact that our demand for energy is getting so high while…

Posted in Would you accept some economic burdens in order to help prevent global warming? at 07:46 AM JST - 22nd April
Shark_09 at 07:38 AM JST - 22nd April

"Not trying to preach any socailist ideas, but it should be on the gov't to provide equal access to education (12 years)." Exactly, you don't have to have left-wing economic ideas to understand the fact that by providing individuals from lower economic backgrounds the opportunity to get a good education…

Posted in Arrears of public high school fees totaled Y439 million in FY 2006 at 07:38 AM JST - 22nd April
Shark_09 at 07:27 AM JST - 22nd April

George, it's a very difficult conflict to solve and it goes back more than 2 millenia. You think that by Israel pulling back to the 1967 borders will suddenly end 2 millenia of conflict between jews and arabs? It's far more complicated than you think it is. You're right that…

Posted in Carter: Hamas willing to accept right of Israel to 'live as neighbor' at 07:27 AM JST - 22nd April
Shark_09 at 07:01 AM JST - 22nd April

Re: fireant

But you see, there would be need for new employees. Old people will retire, and there's less people entering the workforce to replace their jobs than there are retiring. You don't need more jobs for less employees. It's not the same situation as in standard economics, because you…

Posted in The future is gray at 07:01 AM JST - 22nd April