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Tue Sep 15 14:39:01 UTC 2015 <assbot> Logged on 15-09-2015 14:17:44; asciilifeform: http://www.theguardian.com/money/2015/sep/15/half-uk-banknotes-used-to-fund-shadow-economy << mega-l0l
Tue Sep 15 14:17:45 UTC 2015 <assbot> Half of UK banknotes used to fund shadow economy | Money | The Guardian ... ( http://bit.ly/1OU9xRa )
Tue Sep 15 03:27:29 UTC 2015 <asciilifeform> trinque: what are the actual economics you have in mind ?
Mon Sep 14 18:56:51 UTC 2015 <assbot> Answer to a question at St Petersburg International Economic Forum session - YouTube ... ( http://bit.ly/1KiwQzZ )
Sun Sep 13 22:47:42 UTC 2015 <nubbins`> trinque germany's the big economic powerhouse, yes?
Sun Sep 13 19:48:59 UTC 2015 <nubbins`> the cynic in me wonders if the whole "refugee quotas" thing is germany's push to cripple other EU economies
Sun Sep 13 02:35:37 UTC 2015 <cazalla> pete_dushenski, how is it on fuel economy?
Sat Sep 12 21:25:48 UTC 2015 <mircea_popescu> the govt sponsored ponzis are not economies to begin with.
Sat Sep 12 21:25:38 UTC 2015 <mircea_popescu> "Taler is thus a currency for the mainstream economy, and not the black market." lmao ok. here's a news tidbit : so called "black market" IS the mainstream economy.
Sat Sep 12 21:00:17 UTC 2015 <asciilifeform> whereas my economic output is barely enough to justify 'own weight in pork.'
Sat Sep 12 18:05:26 UTC 2015 <trinque> they (economically, at least) died
Sat Sep 12 18:04:35 UTC 2015 <trinque> right, it's an economic problem..
Sat Sep 12 18:04:11 UTC 2015 <asciilifeform> 'All of this "code sharing" is an economic surplus phenomenon. It works only when none of the people involved in it are in any form of need. As soon as the need arises, a lot of people discover that it has cost them real money to work for the community and they reap very little benefit from it, because they are sharing value-less services and getting value out of something that people take for granted is hard to impossible.'
Sat Sep 12 17:13:26 UTC 2015 <asciilifeform> 'Unlike BitCoin or cash payments, Taler ensures that governments can easily track their citizen's income and thus collect sales, value-added or income taxes. Taler is thus a currency for the mainstream economy, and not the black market.'
Fri Sep 11 09:38:37 UTC 2015 <mircea_popescu> and i suspect the coinbase count will be, going forward, one of the most important metrics of economic health.
Fri Sep 11 09:37:52 UTC 2015 <mircea_popescu> ie, you'll never have that many legitimate txns that also consolidate. especially as the size opf bitcoin economy increases.
Fri Sep 11 03:47:23 UTC 2015 <pete_dushenski> "The comparison of actual and counterfactual development shows that the presence of mafia lowers the growth path, at the same time as murders increase sharply relative to the synthetic control. Evidence from electricity consumption and growth accounting suggest that lower GDP reflects a net loss of economic activity, due to the substitution of private capital with less productive public investment, rather than a
Thu Sep 10 19:56:53 UTC 2015 <asciilifeform> 'The stated goal of the attacks was to derail the ?revival of the American economy,? NBC reported.'
Thu Sep 10 03:14:10 UTC 2015 <pete_dushenski> "The Yamaguchi-gumi still boasts some 23,000 core and associate members, around 44% of all yakuza in Japan, according to police estimates. But membership has been shrinking along with an overall decline in yakuza groups, and Mr. Shinoda’s control has grown shakier. “The prolonged economic stagnation steadily chipped away at the yakuza’s financial clout,” "