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5 days ago
Here's a fascinating article on a pioneering application of what today we would call "economic theory" -- implented in software -- to the game of pinball.
7 days ago
The Mayor of Pittsburgh is suggesting that the City implement a tax on college and professional students of 1% of their tuition. As if students had tons of extra money. This is really a silly proposal, as all it will do is depress business tax (e.g. on apartment buildings where college students live) and sales tax revenues -- things that are already taxed by the city. Some are arguing that it's just an indirect way to tax non-profit institutions (which is illegal).
10 days ago
This is good news. The H1-B program is an important one for US competitiveness, and abuse of the program is a real problem -- especially as it threatens the viability of the program as a whole.
11 days ago
Some actual data to back up the widely-held belief that the US Chamber of Commerce is really just a money-laundering machine for the Republican party.
