tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1141932539860553199.post212414668311837761..comments2024-03-05T10:52:24.691+00:00Comments on Mark Wadsworth: In reply to Bayard's question about why people spend so much on housing.Mark Wadsworthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07733511175178098449noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1141932539860553199.post-64129176347804877932018-04-15T15:24:33.134+01:002018-04-15T15:24:33.134+01:00B, I'm afraid not. I've read all sorts of ...B, I'm afraid not. I've read all sorts of ways of categorising arguments, but it's not very useful unless everybody else is using the same naming system.<br /><br />Either way, the relevant discussion is whether B is a worthy goal.Mark Wadsworthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07733511175178098449noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1141932539860553199.post-21661047911290352102018-04-14T09:55:05.901+01:002018-04-14T09:55:05.901+01:00O/T, but does anyone know what the name is for an ...O/T, but does anyone know what the name is for an argument that looks completely logical, but depends on a questionable assumption that you are meant to take as a given? E.g. It was not wrong to do A to achieve B, because the alternative to A, C, would have been even worse, which glosses over the fact that it might have been better not to achieve B in the first place.Bayardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15211150959757982948noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1141932539860553199.post-30040301271676735872018-04-13T22:22:34.808+01:002018-04-13T22:22:34.808+01:00L, that story is the gift that keeps on giving.L, that story is the gift that keeps on giving.Mark Wadsworthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07733511175178098449noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1141932539860553199.post-34015421013198535242018-04-13T22:08:47.563+01:002018-04-13T22:08:47.563+01:00G
"Mr Freeman says he used a Volvo approved ...G<br /><br />"<i>Mr Freeman says he used a Volvo approved company to install the charging point at his home, paying £850, with £500 of that money being granted by the government as part of their low-emission vehicle plug-in grant.</i><br /><br />Grrrrr. Taxpayers money!Lolahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04586735342675041312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1141932539860553199.post-48471371706309714832018-04-13T19:34:18.907+01:002018-04-13T19:34:18.907+01:00G, brilliant. I scrolled down as far as the money ...G, brilliant. I scrolled down as far as the money shot<br /><br />"The fire caused damage to the garage and frontage of the house in Alcester Road, where five bedroom homes can cost up to £470,000"Mark Wadsworthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07733511175178098449noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1141932539860553199.post-27176674015757993522018-04-13T18:40:40.621+01:002018-04-13T18:40:40.621+01:00This story hits the sweet spot
http://www.dailyma...This story hits the sweet spot <br />http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-5602511/Volvo-hybrid-car-busts-flames-charging-familys-driveway.htmlGraemehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11007306140530173428noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1141932539860553199.post-58557042916903237462018-04-13T15:39:22.335+01:002018-04-13T15:39:22.335+01:00MW Yep. Or that.MW Yep. Or that.Lolahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04586735342675041312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1141932539860553199.post-5490086266972122292018-04-13T14:23:43.142+01:002018-04-13T14:23:43.142+01:00L, no. Learn from the baby boomers. Demand high LV...L, no. Learn from the baby boomers. Demand high LVT, buy a house while they're cheap and then demand that LVT be phased out again when your income declines in later life.Mark Wadsworthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07733511175178098449noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1141932539860553199.post-40093079609223490942018-04-13T14:12:11.996+01:002018-04-13T14:12:11.996+01:00Hmm. The logic is therefore to oppose LVT or any ...Hmm. The logic is therefore to oppose LVT or any form of property tax and make sure you get to own your own home outright ASAP and then work in the free economy only, by free economy I mean the unregulated cash one.<br /><br />Sounds like a plan.Lolahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04586735342675041312noreply@blogger.com