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2014-06-26 Economy

Want to Increase Your Property Values? Try a Nuclear War

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Posted by Uncle Phester 2014-06-26 00:00|| || Front Page|| [4 views ] Top

#1 Oh god this article is epically stupid.

I see some stupid nonsense (Ricardian economics is one of my interests) and this makes krugamanomics sound sane.

Posted by Bright Pebbles 2014-06-26 10:00|| 2014-06-26 10:00|| Front Page Top

#2 I do not understand the logic here, if there are less people and more houses, Surely the property values would go down.

Posted by BernardZ 2014-06-26 10:02|| 2014-06-26 10:02|| Front Page Top

#3 It depends on if the property is still habitable.

Posted by Deacon Blues 2014-06-26 12:14|| 2014-06-26 12:14|| Front Page Top

#4 Of course it's stupid. That's the point!

From the underlying study:

"The studies' [sic] were performed in the Economic and Political Studies Division (There's your problem, right there! - U.P.) of IDA under the direction of Mr. Samuel Ewer Eastman"

Posted by Uncle Phester 2014-06-26 15:28|| 2014-06-26 15:28|| Front Page Top

#5 Ask the people of Chernobel what their values are.

Posted by Redeck Jim 2014-06-26 15:29|| 2014-06-26 15:29|| Front Page Top

#6 ^ There 'ya go Jim. That's how it's done.

Posted by Shipman 2014-06-26 17:22|| 2014-06-26 17:22|| Front Page Top

#7 Maybe Fred could move the 'burg here?

Posted by Uncle Phester 2014-06-26 21:15|| 2014-06-26 21:15|| Front Page Top

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