Comments on: Happy Capital Day http://www.overcomingbias.com/2007/03/happy_capital_d.html Overcoming Bias is economist Robin Hanson’s blog, on honesty, signaling, disagreement, forecasting, and the far future. Sat, 20 Mar 2010 05:31:38 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Jason Briggeman http://www.overcomingbias.com/2007/03/happy_capital_d.html#comment-421402 Jason Briggeman Tue, 06 Mar 2007 02:48:06 +0000 http://prod.ob.trike.com.au/2007/03/happy-capital-day.html#comment-421402 This reminds me of the old "question" about whether property rights are rights of property... This reminds me of the old “question” about whether property rights are rights of property…

]]> By: Eliezer Yudkowsky http://www.overcomingbias.com/2007/03/happy_capital_d.html#comment-421401 Eliezer Yudkowsky Tue, 06 Mar 2007 00:38:25 +0000 http://prod.ob.trike.com.au/2007/03/happy-capital-day.html#comment-421401 Give our social capital the day off. Rob a bank. Give our social capital the day off. Rob a bank.

]]> By: Hal Finney http://www.overcomingbias.com/2007/03/happy_capital_d.html#comment-421400 Hal Finney Mon, 05 Mar 2007 20:59:40 +0000 http://prod.ob.trike.com.au/2007/03/happy-capital-day.html#comment-421400 So how about human capital? Maybe I should give my education a rest today. And actually, since I have a cold, I guess I'm giving my health capital the day off too. So how about human capital? Maybe I should give my education a rest today. And actually, since I have a cold, I guess I’m giving my health capital the day off too.

]]> By: zzz http://www.overcomingbias.com/2007/03/happy_capital_d.html#comment-421399 zzz Mon, 05 Mar 2007 20:20:25 +0000 http://prod.ob.trike.com.au/2007/03/happy-capital-day.html#comment-421399 What about land, the third factor of production? I suppose we can celebrate that on April 22. What about land, the third factor of production? I suppose we can celebrate that on April 22.

]]> By: Robin Hanson http://www.overcomingbias.com/2007/03/happy_capital_d.html#comment-421398 Robin Hanson Mon, 05 Mar 2007 18:48:29 +0000 http://prod.ob.trike.com.au/2007/03/happy-capital-day.html#comment-421398 Cynical prof, yes of course, since those savings are invested in ... <i>capital</i>! :) Knackered, something like that. Cynical prof, yes of course, since those savings are invested in … capital! :)

Knackered, something like that.

]]> By: knackeredhack http://www.overcomingbias.com/2007/03/happy_capital_d.html#comment-421397 knackeredhack Mon, 05 Mar 2007 18:30:10 +0000 http://prod.ob.trike.com.au/2007/03/happy-capital-day.html#comment-421397 Is giving capital the day off the same as raising interest rates? Or have I missed the point? Is giving capital the day off the same as raising interest rates? Or have I missed the point?

]]> By: Cynical prof http://www.overcomingbias.com/2007/03/happy_capital_d.html#comment-421396 Cynical prof Mon, 05 Mar 2007 15:32:17 +0000 http://prod.ob.trike.com.au/2007/03/happy-capital-day.html#comment-421396 I think of capital in terms of "Wealth in the form of money or property, used or accumulated in a business by a person, partnership, or corporation." Are the small proportion of American who have saved a large proportion of their income and now invest it also allowed to celebrate? I think of capital in terms of “Wealth in the form of money or property, used or accumulated in a business by a person, partnership, or corporation.”

Are the small proportion of American who have saved a large proportion of their income and now invest it also allowed to celebrate?

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