Comments on: Is it Over Yet? http://blog.stealthmode.com/2008/10/is-it-over-yet/ Entrepreneurship, Current Affairs, Tech and Our World Tue, 31 Jan 2012 05:23:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Michael R. Bernstein http://blog.stealthmode.com/2008/10/is-it-over-yet/comment-page-1/#comment-765 Michael R. Bernstein Wed, 15 Oct 2008 09:47:24 +0000 http://fhardaway.wordpress.com/2008/10/15/is-it-over-yet/#comment-765 The Keynesian spending can come in various forms. One of the best would be to invest in retrofitting existing homes for greater energy efficiency, making them *inherently* more valuable as energy costs rise: Solar water heaters, low-e windows, better insulation, solar PV, etc. All fairly labor intensive to install. At the same time, a wholesale revision of building codes to require greater energy efficiency (such as the 2030 challenge advocates) would make new construction more expensive in the short term, also helping to prop up prices. Other 'classic' Keynesian programs for infrastructure improvements (national broadband, transportation including passenger rail, new powerplants, etc.) while helpful and necessary, have much longer timeframes for both completion and payback, although I'd like to see some proposals for software infrastructure proposals as well. The Keynesian spending can come in various forms. One of the best would be to invest in retrofitting existing homes for greater energy efficiency, making them *inherently* more valuable as energy costs rise: Solar water heaters, low-e windows, better insulation, solar PV, etc. All fairly labor intensive to install.

At the same time, a wholesale revision of building codes to require greater energy efficiency (such as the 2030 challenge advocates) would make new construction more expensive in the short term, also helping to prop up prices.

Other ‘classic’ Keynesian programs for infrastructure improvements (national broadband, transportation including passenger rail, new powerplants, etc.) while helpful and necessary, have much longer timeframes for both completion and payback, although I’d like to see some proposals for software infrastructure proposals as well.

]]> By: francine hardaway http://blog.stealthmode.com/2008/10/is-it-over-yet/comment-page-1/#comment-766 francine hardaway Wed, 15 Oct 2008 06:41:02 +0000 http://fhardaway.wordpress.com/2008/10/15/is-it-over-yet/#comment-766 Yes, I would actually like to have a consumption tax. It would put our spending habits in perspective. And Ursula, I already voted for Obama. I couldn't WAIT for my ballot to arrive in the mail. I filled it out and sent it back immediately. Yes, I would actually like to have a consumption tax. It would put our spending habits in perspective.

And Ursula, I already voted for Obama. I couldn’t WAIT for my ballot to arrive in the mail. I filled it out and sent it back immediately.

]]> By: Heidi Walter http://blog.stealthmode.com/2008/10/is-it-over-yet/comment-page-1/#comment-767 Heidi Walter Wed, 15 Oct 2008 06:36:30 +0000 http://fhardaway.wordpress.com/2008/10/15/is-it-over-yet/#comment-767 Hi Francine, I think we're going to only a consumption tax and it will be world-wide, including the net. That's my little prediction. Great blog. Best, Heidi Hi Francine,

I think we’re going to only a consumption tax and it will be world-wide, including the net. That’s my little prediction.

Great blog.

Best,

Heidi

]]> By: ursulas http://blog.stealthmode.com/2008/10/is-it-over-yet/comment-page-1/#comment-768 ursulas Wed, 15 Oct 2008 06:33:47 +0000 http://fhardaway.wordpress.com/2008/10/15/is-it-over-yet/#comment-768 Forgot to add: GREAT BLOG AND POST! Forgot to add: GREAT BLOG AND POST!

]]> By: ursulas http://blog.stealthmode.com/2008/10/is-it-over-yet/comment-page-1/#comment-769 ursulas Wed, 15 Oct 2008 06:33:11 +0000 http://fhardaway.wordpress.com/2008/10/15/is-it-over-yet/#comment-769 I'm not going to be limping to the poll, I'm going to be marching and running to the poll to vote for Obama and not just for the economy! BTW, I believe we've been in a recession for months. I've been watching this housing/loan/derivative debacle closely for almost 3 years now. Things are playing out exactly the way it would have with the way the greedy big people set the house of cards up. What goes up, must come down ... I’m not going to be limping to the poll, I’m going to be marching and running to the poll to vote for Obama and not just for the economy!

BTW, I believe we’ve been in a recession for months. I’ve been watching this housing/loan/derivative debacle closely for almost 3 years now. Things are playing out exactly the way it would have with the way the greedy big people set the house of cards up.

What goes up, must come down …

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