Comments on: Bye, and thanks

By: JoB

JoB — Mon, 20 Apr 2009 14:51:51 +0000

Hey Lane, I didn’t comment too much but all praise for trying to expound your views in such a systematic way. Don’t want to be the downer but I did feel too much of the same old same old – maybe even a too romantic view of Europe. I sincerely believe we should be more creative and less unions-taxes-public services. Living in Europe (in Belgium, a country that is about as good as it gets according to your posts), I don’t think there’s much reason for optimism along lines as suggested by you. The main problem is concentration of power in few hands; as long as power’s concentrated in a few, mostly private, hands we will see inequality going through the roof.

By: James C

James C — Mon, 20 Apr 2009 09:28:40 +0000

And much kudos on the graphing.

By: Mark

Mark — Mon, 20 Apr 2009 04:16:24 +0000

They are indeed a great resource. Thanks for all that data! I’ve never seen the issues laid out in quite so straightforward a fashion before.

By: Henry

Henry — Mon, 20 Apr 2009 03:53:20 +0000

Many thanks for a fascinating series of posts – IMO this is one of the most valuable sets of material we have published at CT, and we are very grateful to you for writing for us.

By: John Quiggin

John Quiggin — Sun, 19 Apr 2009 04:54:51 +0000

Thanks from me, too. I didn’t have time to enter into much of the discussion, and in any case, would mostly have had little more to offer but agreement. But, I found your posts very informative, and your arguments convincing. It was great to have you visit.

By: Kieran Healy

Kieran Healy — Sun, 19 Apr 2009 02:13:44 +0000

Thanks, Lane.