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Re: The Scott Pruitt "If the models are all wrong" thread
« Reply #4475 on: July 06, 2021, 01:37:49 PM »
It looks like James Franco's front yard in This Is The End.  Fully expecting to see a coked up Michael Cera fall in.

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Re: The Scott Pruitt "If the models are all wrong" thread
« Reply #4476 on: July 09, 2021, 03:06:06 PM »
This is good news for those of you, part of the millions upon millions who live in places that nature never intended (well more so than other places, I suppose) for millions upon millions of human beings to inhabit.   

https://interestingengineering.com/nanofiber-membrane-filters-999-of-salt-from-seawater-within-minutes


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Re: The Scott Pruitt "If the models are all wrong" thread
« Reply #4477 on: July 09, 2021, 07:38:55 PM »
that red line from like about 1985 on is one of the saddest failures in human history.

https://twitter.com/NatBullard/status/1413564503002845186
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"The Times 03/Jan/2009 Chancellor on brink of second bailout for banks"

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"The Times 03/Jan/2009 Chancellor on brink of second bailout for banks"

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Re: The Scott Pruitt "If the models are all wrong" thread
« Reply #4480 on: July 12, 2021, 08:42:56 AM »
that red line from like about 1985 on is one of the saddest failures in human history.

https://twitter.com/NatBullard/status/1413564503002845186

Isn't that more or less Chernobyl then regulations (idk how you can spin them as completely unjustified) and public sentiment went sour for the most part, nimby.

Does seem unfortunate that the US can't leverage existing sites and infrastructure to quickly be able to build new nuclear generation in a way that cost doesn't keep expanding and construction is on a quicker timescale instead of just decommissioning nuclear plants.

Three Mile Island in 1979.  There was just a tail for sites already under construction, like Wolf Creek which came on line in mid 80's. Chernobyl in 86 just reinforced that lifetime financials would be impossible for nuke plants due to regulation, nimbyism, and expensive, one off designs.
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Re: The Scott Pruitt "If the models are all wrong" thread
« Reply #4481 on: July 12, 2021, 08:45:16 AM »
Climate never changes, it’s always static, until now of course (The Big Psycho)

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Re: The Scott Pruitt "If the models are all wrong" thread
« Reply #4482 on: July 15, 2021, 10:24:32 PM »
China Central Planning:  Releasing 10 million tons of the dirtiest burning coal on the planet into immediate energy production.

(But at least Joe signed us back in to the meaningless Paris accords so we can feel better about ourselves)

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Re: The Scott Pruitt "If the models are all wrong" thread
« Reply #4483 on: July 15, 2021, 10:27:37 PM »
For those keeping track at home that’s approximately 86,000 railway cars filled to the brim with the dirtiest coal on the planet.  Going to dirtiest coal power stations on the planet.

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Re: The Scott Pruitt "If the models are all wrong" thread
« Reply #4484 on: July 22, 2021, 04:03:43 AM »
no carbon tax and we're paying people to have kids pretty well sums up how serious this country is about climate change.
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Re: The Scott Pruitt "If the models are all wrong" thread
« Reply #4485 on: July 22, 2021, 10:32:52 AM »
I see the CTC as an incentive to have children.

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Re: The Scott Pruitt "If the models are all wrong" thread
« Reply #4486 on: July 22, 2021, 11:49:45 AM »
It is for people with bad math skills.

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Re: The Scott Pruitt "If the models are all wrong" thread
« Reply #4487 on: July 22, 2021, 03:40:07 PM »
Wrong thread, maybe?, but I find it hard to believe CTC in it's new form has strong incentives to have more children.

i mean it's obviously an incentive to have children.  i think what you're really arguing that it's not a very strong incentive and wouldn't result in a meaningfully higher birth rate.

and, maybe?  afaik, no one is trying to address that question as either a negative or positive.

just looking at it intuitively, i'm not worried about the temporary version offering a meaningful incentive.  i think people understand that it is too uncertain to impact choices.  if it were made permanent, we're talking like what 50k over a child's minority?  something like that?  my guess is that that sort of money isn't going to induce a couple that doesn't want children to rear one, but it might well induce a katkid or a michigancat to go ahead and have that 9th child that they currently think they can't afford.

at any rate, i'd certainly like to see the question addressed with data before we start shoveling cash in the wrong direction.

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Re: The Scott Pruitt "If the models are all wrong" thread
« Reply #4488 on: July 22, 2021, 03:42:50 PM »
What we really need is a tax exemption for everyone who has not had a child at any point. That would incentivize contraception. The tax credit may not be a strong incentive, but it removes the financial penalty for having children that would naturally come about as God intended.

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Re: The Scott Pruitt "If the models are all wrong" thread
« Reply #4489 on: July 22, 2021, 03:44:30 PM »
What we really need is a tax exemption for everyone who has not had a child at any point. That would incentivize contraception. The tax credit may not be a strong incentive, but it removes the financial penalty for having children that would naturally come about as God intended.

that's right.
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Re: The Scott Pruitt "If the models are all wrong" thread
« Reply #4490 on: July 22, 2021, 04:35:42 PM »
I would support extending the childless tax exemption to those who adopt, fwiw.

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Re: The Scott Pruitt "If the models are all wrong" thread
« Reply #4491 on: July 22, 2021, 05:19:47 PM »
i'd be cool with a generous tax credit for a first child that goes to neutral for a second and strongly negative after that.
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Re: The Scott Pruitt "If the models are all wrong" thread
« Reply #4492 on: July 23, 2021, 09:12:45 AM »
"Congratulations! You're pregnant!....ooh, it's triplets"

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Re: The Scott Pruitt "If the models are all wrong" thread
« Reply #4493 on: July 25, 2021, 03:34:25 PM »
i trust krugman on this one, so let's go ahead and consider my opposition to the child tax credit as hardened.

https://twitter.com/paulkrugman/status/1419371124371111937
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Re: The Scott Pruitt "If the models are all wrong" thread
« Reply #4494 on: July 26, 2021, 02:31:53 PM »
Empires fail without offspring. Heard Ken Gronbach speak in 2019 at a conference. Enlightening presentation.

https://twitter.com/fgiaonline/status/1407691973339889664

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Re: The Scott Pruitt "If the models are all wrong" thread
« Reply #4495 on: July 26, 2021, 02:53:28 PM »
"experienced commanders will simply be smeared and will actually go to the meat."

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Re: The Scott Pruitt "If the models are all wrong" thread
« Reply #4498 on: July 26, 2021, 03:54:16 PM »
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/jul/26/ohio-senate-candidate-jd-vance

Well, eff this guy.

Viktor Orbán doesn't seem like the type of leader you'd want to heap praise on.

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Re: The Scott Pruitt "If the models are all wrong" thread
« Reply #4499 on: July 26, 2021, 04:44:57 PM »
I don't know of any reason we should stop the CTC.  I mean, I have heard of plenty of stats stating money spent on young kids reduces crime, increases educational outcomes, increases both physical and mental health outcomes, etc.  Seems like anyone should be able to draw a line from that to themselves regardless of where they find themselves on the political spectrum.  :dunno: