Archive for May, 2008

Favorite Robot

May 4, 2008

L. received a R2D2 robot ring from a friend at school. She has named him ‘R2DTude’ and he is now king of the ‘my little ponies.’ She is obsessed with how high R2DTude can fly and whether or not he can open doors.
R2DTude has also spent the last day watching Rarity and Lambie [...]

Tax Incidence

May 2, 2008

Apparently, someone does not understand Tax incidence – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
Talking Points Memo | Oil Company Holiday?
This is a beautiful example for Econ 101. If GC is correct, then Hillary’s plan leads to no change from the current situation, unless the windfall tax will be higher than the increase in the oil [...]