tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6926413038778731189.post3295617296700061526..comments2023-10-16T07:13:12.123-05:00Comments on A plain blog about politics: Read Stuff, You ShouldJonathan Bernsteinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15931039630306253241noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6926413038778731189.post-51539295020467656002012-03-13T11:35:32.854-05:002012-03-13T11:35:32.854-05:00Other stuff you should read: Jonathan Chait (aptly...Other stuff you should read: Jonathan Chait (aptly) comparing our own Professor Bernstein to a character you've often seen in science-fiction movies:<br /><br />http://nymag.com/daily/intel/2012/03/obama-poll-drop-mystery-explained.htmlJeffnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6926413038778731189.post-16319715418657189222012-03-13T10:46:41.196-05:002012-03-13T10:46:41.196-05:00@charlie: I live in semi-rural New Hampshire, in a...@charlie: I live in semi-rural New Hampshire, in a small pocket of wealth surrounded by agriculture and poverty. The people in my town had the choice of buying fuel-efficient cars (we even have public buses, too). Residents of the neighboring town, which doesn't pave the roads or shovel the snow? Not so much. All the people nearby who have never owned, have never even considered purchasing, a new car, because they can't afford to make such a large up-front investment, even if it would save them money over five or ten years? Not so much.<br /><br />I take your point about the increase in elasticity, but that increase hasn't been uniform.the classicisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08691196845661570282noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6926413038778731189.post-45808871909639758612012-03-13T09:11:32.344-05:002012-03-13T09:11:32.344-05:00Given that we've had one election with high ga...Given that we've had one election with high gas prices -- Nixon/Ford/Carter was more about rationing and lines than price -- I don't think you can draw any conclusion.<br /><br />In addition, in 1972 gasoline was a lot more inelastic. You absolutely have a choice on not driving your Ford Super Duty and getting a prius now. You just don't like it...charlienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6926413038778731189.post-4142093243967358552012-03-13T08:59:39.047-05:002012-03-13T08:59:39.047-05:00Woah! You like Economics, baseball, AND Husker Du?...Woah! You like Economics, baseball, AND Husker Du? We should be buddies. You know, get matching tattoos or something.Davidhttp://www.livingminimal.comnoreply@blogger.com