Comments for vitalsignsblog http://vitalsignsblog.com Numbers and Graphs on Public Policy Mon, 06 Feb 2012 09:03:49 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ Comment on If you think our unemployment is bad… by iypgaafc http://vitalsignsblog.com/2011/12/09/if-you-think-our-unemployment-is-bad/#comment-123 Mon, 06 Feb 2012 09:03:49 +0000 http://vitalsignsblog.com/?p=138#comment-123 jNab9Y jqgzszeqyoou

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]]> Comment on The Blessings of Christmas – Part 1 by Amera http://vitalsignsblog.com/2011/12/20/the-blessings-of-christmas-part-1/#comment-106 Thu, 02 Feb 2012 20:09:56 +0000 http://vitalsignsblog.com/?p=148#comment-106 Interesting parogrm, but I wish projects/maps like this would stop using inappropriate projections. Mercator should be banned, it just looks terrible.

]]> Comment on If you think our unemployment is bad… by Aleena http://vitalsignsblog.com/2011/12/09/if-you-think-our-unemployment-is-bad/#comment-104 Thu, 02 Feb 2012 14:18:02 +0000 http://vitalsignsblog.com/?p=138#comment-104 Hmmm, but 12 years is rellay pretty low. Even if parts of the Russian empire experience a dramatic drop, this may only result in a reduction of the overall expectancy of a few years.

]]> Comment on Four Important Points on SOPA and PIPA by lilbear68 http://vitalsignsblog.com/2012/01/19/four-important-points-on-sopa-and-pipa/#comment-91 Thu, 19 Jan 2012 17:14:44 +0000 http://vitalsignsblog.com/?p=160#comment-91 SOPA was a distraction to occupy ppl and not notice the NDAA bill to get rammed thru virtually overnight thus eliminating the 4th ammendment

]]> Comment on The War on Lemonade Stands by Value of a Human Life « vitalsignsblog http://vitalsignsblog.com/2011/08/26/war-on-lemonade-stands/#comment-52 Tue, 04 Oct 2011 19:51:47 +0000 http://vitalsignsblog.com/?p=12#comment-52 [...] government wants to dramatically increase wealth (by as much as 100%) in the US, they should lessen the ridiculous burden of regulation. Do more:PrintEmailTwitterFacebookRedditLinkedInStumbleUponDiggLike this:LikeBe the first to like [...]

]]> Comment on Underwear’s Malaise by Smoking, Fast Food, and Recessions « vitalsignsblog http://vitalsignsblog.com/2011/08/28/underwears-malaise/#comment-51 Mon, 03 Oct 2011 20:16:32 +0000 http://vitalsignsblog.com/?p=24#comment-51 [...] as we emerged from the recession for each of the last two recessions.  Perhaps these goods, like our underwear index, can be bell-weather indicators for our next economic [...]

]]> Comment on Why Europe is Doomed by Vital Signs Blog http://vitalsignsblog.com/2011/10/03/why-europe-is-doomed/#comment-50 Mon, 03 Oct 2011 20:03:01 +0000 http://vitalsignsblog.com/?p=105#comment-50 When (not if) the Eurozone falls apart, the dollar will appreciate against the euro. The Fed doesn’t want this to happen; it’s their desire to keep the dollar low to force China’s hand towards re-valuation and to keep closing the US trade deficit. Unfortunately for the Fed, the last 3 years have left the US with little room to devalue further absent printing more money, which the Fed is hesitant to do given current levels of headline-inflation.

This could be viewed as a positive effect, as the dollar will appreciate and we’ll regain the boon associated with a stronger currency. But there is a negative side to the Triffin dilemma as well; as Switzerland and Norway are learning, having a strong currency in a recession causes inflation to become more acute and exports to fall. Given the current de-leveraging in the US, a stronger currency could mean more pain.

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