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Tag Archives: McArdle

A Warning From Megan McArdle About Multi-Level Marketing

Posted on August 18, 2020 by Tony Lima

Businesses are failing rapidly.  If you’re tempted to sign up for schemes that advertise, “Work from home, make a zillion dollars,” read this. Continue Reading →

Posted in Current issues, The state of the economy | Tagged featured, McArdle, multi-level marketing, Ponzi, work from home
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Megan McArdle is Most Likely Wrong About the Coming Destruction of Hollywood

Posted on June 2, 2018 by Tony Lima

Will cord-cutters destroy the feature film production business?  This is one of the several forecasts made by Megan McArdle in her April 17 Washington Post column.  She has two main Continue Reading →

Posted in Current issues, Economic basics | Tagged bundling, featured, Hollywood, McArdle

Dog Economics

Posted on February 4, 2018 by Tony Lima

Writer and pontificator Jonah Goldberg has a podcast called The Remnant.  He recently hosted Megan McArdle, currently a columnist for Bloomberg View.  Their discussion included a delightful 2:30 segment discussing Continue Reading →

Posted in Economist "humor" | Tagged dog economics, featured, Goldberg, Is it Veblenesque positional good, McArdle, search cost efficiency

Maryland Taxes Rain

Posted on November 22, 2014 by Tony Lima

But consider the meta-implications. Taxing an activity usually reduces the equilibrium quantity. In this case, rain is being taxed. Will Maryland begin to experience droughts? We shall see. But remember — you read it here first. Continue Reading →

Posted in Economist "humor", Satire | Tagged humor, Maryland, McArdle, rain tax, satire, tax

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