8 thoughts on “Dog Bites Man”

  2. No, no, the only way to stimulate the economy is for you all to give your money to me. Act now, before further jobs are lost!

  3. I could make a list of about 20 or 30 elected officials whose removal to Mars would definitely stimulate the economy. But I think Zubrin’s plans also include bringing the crew back, which would spoil the whole thing.


  5. I could make a list of about 20 or 30 elected officials whose removal to Mars would definitely stimulate the economy. But I think Zubrin’s plans also include bringing the crew back, which would spoil the whole thing.

    The Chinese tried something like that, but figured out it was cheaper to just beat them to death.

  6. Well, if there are lots of jobless engineers temporarily available, it would be a good time to use them for some project that needs to be done anyway in some time frame. Sort of like load leveling. It’s cheaper too.

    Though “going to Mars”, I don’t think that’s a smart move. Developing real spacefaring capacities is the way to go, and it takes lots of tries and patience.

  7. I’ve appreciated Zubrin’s out of the box thinking on going to Mars – using the local CO2 and changing it into CH4, etc. And I agree on flex fuel for autos.

    But he hasn’t a clue on the “tax deduct-ability” of down payments. How much down…5…10…20%? What about people who buy for cash? Or buy a lot and then build with construction loans?

    I don’t follow his argument here… what is a “reasonable level” for houses? My 100K Indiana house might be 500K or more on the coast, even after the present drop. As Thomas Sowell points out, housing prices in S.F. are set by the government, not supply and demand. Less government, more freedom is needed here.

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