Jan 17
AgentofChaos commented on Emerald City Comic Con to Do Battle with Portland Comic Convention.
Jan 13
AgentofChaos commented on Good Thing the Only Football Birds I Really Care About Are the Eagles.
@22 The 'hawks deserved to lose because of that. Teams and coaches that try that maneuver should be penalized.
Nov 27, 2012
AgentofChaos commented on Chris Christie, the Most Hated Republican Among Republicans, Is the Most Popular Republican in the Country.
America could go for Christie but the GOP won't. They'll go for Santorum or Ryan.
Nov 16, 2012
AgentofChaos commented on 18,000 Working People to Lose Their Jobs.
@41 Hostess was run by Private Equity vultures (think Mitt Romney) who make money if a business fails. Especially if a business fails. They knew what was going to happen and will now make a s---load on selling the brand and recipes.
And the employees and surrounding communities will get screwed.
The bankruptcy was long in planning. Don't believe the BS from the CEO's PR firm.
And the employees and surrounding communities will get screwed.
The bankruptcy was long in planning. Don't believe the BS from the CEO's PR firm.
Oct 23, 2012
AgentofChaos commented on The Bigoted New Reject R-74 Ad.
"Ratings for this video have been disabled." -Youtube.
Dear NOM and fellow travelers,
You're cowards.
Regards.
Dear NOM and fellow travelers,
You're cowards.
Regards.
May 12, 2012
AgentofChaos commented on Pot Activists Rally Against Pot Initiative.
Washington is sooooo blowing this.
May 11, 2012
AgentofChaos commented on All I Have to Say About TIME Magazine.
They're a self-fulfilling joke by Bill Maher.
May 8, 2012
AgentofChaos commented on Mitt Romney to Fundraise with Plan B Manufacturer.
@1 I think the great margins of victory came from the 1980 and 84 elections, and LBJ's '64 triumph.
Yeah, I'm that guy.
Yeah, I'm that guy.
May 4, 2012
AgentofChaos commented on I Do Not See Anything Amazing About Amazon's New Towers.
They're getting rid of the King Cat Theater for a fucking loading dock?
Fuck you, Amazon!
Fuck you, Amazon!
Apr 19, 2012
AgentofChaos commented on On the Preservation of Old Buildings.
Glaeser is a fucking idiot.
Okay, my credentials: 1. I live in one of the most over built cities in California. 2. I'm a trained economist.
Glaeser is a fucking idiot because he assumes perfect knowledge available to EVERYONE about the supply and demand curve will result in a correct price and therefore "affordability."
Economists love to believe that the fairy tales they tell themselves and their students have real world applicability. Unfortunately, as the 2008 Collapse of Capitalism has shown, this is not true. If it were, banks and other "financial institutions" would never have made so many bad loans as a matter of self-preservation. Game Theory as advanced by John Nash, was spectacularly wrong (and in an ideal world, the Nobel Committee would have dispatched a team to take back their prize).
But where "affordability" was supposed to emerge because of more living spaces in places where lots of "living spaces" have been built, there is an overabundance of these places and they're well out of any sane person's notion of affordability (and yes, they're all empty). Exhibit A: Downtown San Diego. Exhibit B: Las Vegas. Exhibit C: The Inland Empire. Insert your own Pacific Northwest examples, but the deeply imperfect market we all live in has made no concessions to what a supply and demand curve dictate.
But hey, economic theory makes for great fairy tales for adults.
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Okay, my credentials: 1. I live in one of the most over built cities in California. 2. I'm a trained economist.
Glaeser is a fucking idiot because he assumes perfect knowledge available to EVERYONE about the supply and demand curve will result in a correct price and therefore "affordability."
Economists love to believe that the fairy tales they tell themselves and their students have real world applicability. Unfortunately, as the 2008 Collapse of Capitalism has shown, this is not true. If it were, banks and other "financial institutions" would never have made so many bad loans as a matter of self-preservation. Game Theory as advanced by John Nash, was spectacularly wrong (and in an ideal world, the Nobel Committee would have dispatched a team to take back their prize).
But where "affordability" was supposed to emerge because of more living spaces in places where lots of "living spaces" have been built, there is an overabundance of these places and they're well out of any sane person's notion of affordability (and yes, they're all empty). Exhibit A: Downtown San Diego. Exhibit B: Las Vegas. Exhibit C: The Inland Empire. Insert your own Pacific Northwest examples, but the deeply imperfect market we all live in has made no concessions to what a supply and demand curve dictate.
But hey, economic theory makes for great fairy tales for adults.
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They've never run a show that's been popular and the highlight of any of their shows is usually the wrestling ring they set up in the middle of the dealer's room.
ECCC has little to worry about. WizardWorld has money and nothing else.