A New Market for Austrian Real Estate, and Other News Items

By Filed under Interesting Links on June 20, 2011 with 4 comments

Markets in everything: Austria halts plan to sell mountain peaks.

The financial toll on care providers who are 50 or older averages $303,880 per person in lost wages, pensions and Social Security benefits over their lifetime, due to leaving the work force early to care for a parent.

Robin Hanson: Bring back the lash. It’s kinder than prison and a lot less expensive.

When all else fails, there’s always coercion: pushing the envelope in mental health care.

Doug Holtz-Eakin explains why employers are going to drop their health insurance plans. (video) See editorial as well.

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  1. Devon Herrick says:
    June 20, 2011 at 11:59 am

    Austria halts plan to sell mountain peaks?

    There an old story (possibly not true) that Queen Victoria gave Mount Kilimanjaro to her grandson, Kaiser Wilhelm, as a birthday present. The story goes that he cried because he actually wanted… a pony.

  2. Brian Williams. says:
    June 20, 2011 at 1:54 pm

    I like the short “Eakinomics” video. It could stand some production improvements (lighting, etc.), but these short videos are a good way to communicate ideas to the public.

  3. Bruce says:
    June 20, 2011 at 1:59 pm

    I like the idea of bringing back the lash.

  4. Bart says:
    June 20, 2011 at 4:49 pm

    Is there any doubt? Of course employers are going to drop their coverage.