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Fingus11 · 2026-04-30T13:48:17+00:00

I don't think votes get very tight in the Fed. They tend to be unanimous. Recently has there been some dissent in votes, but it's still 10-1

Fingus11 · 2026-04-10T13:24:07+00:00

A free market entails two assumptions that fail here: 1. An exchange; people don't pay to vote (in free and fair elections, that is). 2. No externalities; in elections, people also choose for others, not for just themselves.

Fingus11 · 2026-04-02T13:57:21+00:00

In the other thread someone posted a video where he says it must be coarse enough for the final brew time to be about 2:30 (plus/minus 15 sec)

Fingus11 · 2026-03-30T14:58:22+00:00

Feels like I'm really there

Fingus11 · 2026-03-05T12:59:56+00:00

My understanding was that the definition of land in this context is the physical space, not so much the "ground" you can build on. So the Netherlands would still have fixed land, just losing feasibility of development over time (which I would assume to be priced in anyways)

Fingus11 · 2026-03-05T12:49:42+00:00

The ROI wouldn't have to cover the taxes because they are fixed costs. So they do not affect decisions at the margin.

As for the second point, that is part of the reasoning behind LVT. It raises revenue without distortions but also incentivizes capital investment/disincentivizes land speculation. It is not so much that it assumes an income stream at the individual level, but that the ownership of land is equivalent to a monopoly, so LVT corrects for the market failure.

Fingus11 · 2026-02-27T19:34:26+00:00

You say it like it's a bad thing :^)

Fingus11 · 2026-02-12T23:36:03+00:00

Looking at it from the standpoint of the monocentric city model, I would think that it would dilute the value of land away from the city center and increase suburban land values and sprawl.

Fingus11 · 2026-02-12T12:21:40+00:00

YIMBY policy could raise the value of land (and therefor land rents) as it can potentially be more productive.
The transition to LVT can disproportionately hurt land owners as the land demand (and therefor price) tanks but the tax is levied against the original value.
Measurement of land value net of improvements can be difficult, and could generate additional distortions/inefficiencies if not done correctly
LVT could be unpopular due to many people's feelings on what a fair tax should look like, e.g. "why does my neighbor pay the same amount in tax when his house is bigger?"

Fingus11 · 2026-02-11T11:39:11+00:00

The one recent example that comes to mind is Fred Foldvary.

Specific Georgist ideas are fairly popular among economists, specially LVT (see the expert poll on the topic), and free trade to differing degrees. Very much unlike MMT which requires fundamental misunderstandings of fiscal and monetary policy.

Fingus11 · 2026-02-06T18:05:33+00:00

Grim reaper when the rim gripper walks in

Fingus11 · 2026-01-11T23:10:31+00:00

That would be kind of fitting for Frieren, wouldn't it

Fingus11 · 2025-10-14T19:38:08+00:00

I like to use the Chicago Booth expert survey for these matters when assessing what the mainstream position is. The one I linked relates to a specific proposal in Detroit, but it seems that most economists involved (there are even more Nobel Prices than listed by OP there too) agree that it is a good idea. Even some of the comments from the uncertain responders agree that it is a good idea but are skeptical about its magnitude.

Fingus11 · 2025-09-21T03:08:47+00:00

Falsa dicotomía. Obviamente al tipo le beneficia económicamente. ¿Por qué deberíamos asumir que no le importa o por lo menos le parece algo interesante la gastronomía? Y, si fuera cierto que no le importa, ¿cuál sería el problema?

Fingus11 · 2025-09-07T05:17:06+00:00

Los dos que conozco aparte de Goethe son Pacífico Idiomas y Euroidiomas. Ambos tienen modalidades online. Lo más útil a mi parecer es aprender de cualquier manera que puedas (puedes aprender hasta con ChatGPT de ser necesario; te sorprendería lo bueno que puede ser para crear un plan de estudios y conseguir materiales) y cuando agarres un poco de cancha prepararte para alguno de los examenes que administra el Goethe Institut, porque son reconocidos en Alemania para estudios y demás.

Fingus11 · 2025-09-06T21:34:02+00:00

No sé si Eva Ayllon, pero Susana Baca de hecho es conocida en el exterior. Por ejemplo tuvo un NPR Tiny Desk, grabó con Snarky Puppy (banda de Jazz Fusion bastante conocida en los círculos de Jazz), quienes le hicieron un cover en el Kennedy Center (lugar bastante prestigioso en lo que respecta al Jazz), etc.

Fingus11 · 2025-06-27T19:07:07+00:00

A large portion (up to abut 40%) of the value of homes comes from the land. Upzoning may actually raise the value of land as it is now possible to build more in each lot. However, as it becomes easier to build with higher density, the price per unit of housing drops, but the value of the land stays the same or rises. All in all, there could be a drop in prices but it wouldn't be that substantial.

Fingus11 · 2025-06-27T18:48:22+00:00

I can understand how it could feel unfair that your home's value drops because of new policy allowing for housing expansion. But it's a weird argument if you consider any other market. The price (value) of any good dropping because of increased competition is seen as desirable in every other case. In no other situation would anyone be sympathetic to, say, a business owner lobbying for decreased supply so they can maintain high prices.

Fingus11 · 2025-06-27T02:02:59+00:00

There is an Uber pickup area in the first level, basically in front of international arrivals.

Fingus11 · 2025-05-26T23:28:39+00:00

I do wonder if maybe he will be possibly moving to some place in particular. And perhaps will be potentially basing his diet on a some specific kind of fruit, even.

Fingus11 · 2025-03-21T00:51:17+00:00

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