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• They Probably Paid Off Their Student Loans Faster, Too “It turns out that most CEOs of major US companies did not attend Ivy League schools, but rather their local state university or a smaller, less-known college.” - Peter Klein
• Gas Prices are like Bad Haircuts Overheard at the Dunn Bros in downtown St. Paul: “It’s like gambling, losing all that money at the gas pumps these days.” Complaining about gas prices is like complaining about a bad haircut. Each of us has the power to change the impact it has on us. In the case of cars; drive less, use public transit,
• “Because of” Not “With” in Traditional Media Also? Last night, I was chatting with a copywriter about some story ideas. She mentioned how tough it is to get a story in free ad-subsidized weekly newspapers. Even when you get the by-line, the monetary compensation isn’t all that. Over in the music industry, Steve Albini reminds us how record companies put artists in the
• When Do We Throw It All Away? First off, I’m all for minimizing landfills and maximixing the use of our resources. But, I’ve been thinking more and more about the economics of ‘recycling’ since listening to Mike Munger on EconTalk in July. Right at the start of the podcast, Munger asks, “I have something in my hand, I want you to guess, is it
• China Restates Earnings  “…with the corrected China [Purchasing Power Parity] statistics, the whole question is moot. China is just not that big now and will not get that big any time soon.” - Albert Kiedel of the Carnegie Endowment Kiedel’s article put a number of things into perspective for me - namely why I hear ‘China, China, China’ everywhere