EconWebb

Economic thinker and professor. Graduate of @FloridaState, @ColoradoStateU, and @LibertyU. All posts are my own.

[EconWebb @EconWebb]

As much as this video is quintessential Virginia Tech... it was even better as my one and only Virginia Tech game I went to while living in Virginia!!! Yes, this is the Cal VT game I was at last year. The other game I saw? FSU UVA... stay tuned.

[Jeff Sunday @TheDegenWeekly]

Kissed my wife goodbye this morning.
She said “where you going?”
I said Blacksburg.
She said “Blacksburg?”
I said Blacksburg.
She said “what’s in Blacksburg?”
I showed her this video.
She said “…take me with you”

[EconWebb @EconWebb]

@ikehobbs Higher Education

[EconWebb @EconWebb]

I did this last year... totally agree!

[AYOMIDE @ayomide_OO1]

Re-watched REACHER Season One.

Having been depressed since the last 2-3 episodes of S4, I decided to just take a look at Season one, episode one, and I could not stop. The pace is 5X faster that S4, the dialogue is crisp and smart. Reacher is a genius in S1, he figures things out ahead of everyone in town, miles ahead. He crushes every villain, including South American special forces.

I recommend to everyone, re-watch Season One, it is awesome, and it is why Reacher is great!!

[Jonathan Newman @NewmanJ_R]

"The Blueprint: How Socialism Can Work in the Real World"

They refuted themselves in the first chapter:

"It’s true enough that no model dreamed up today will fully reflect the complexities of the real world tomorrow."

[EconWebb @EconWebb]

@tradebetter99

[EconWebb @EconWebb]

I am wary of putting predictions markets on the same list as sports betting. To my understanding predictions markets can be used to get in low and sell high, even before the finished result. SB is based on the result only, right?

[Rick Palacios Jr. @RickPalaciosJr]

50% of Young Singles/Couples and 60% of Young Families we just surveyed use sports betting apps or prediction market platforms.

From a housing perspective, that’s not the ideal societal trend we’d like to see when it comes to saving for a down payment.

[EconWebb @EconWebb]

After my September, can I ban surprise medical needs for my pets? 😆 🤣 seriously, I have to laugh after the month I had.

[Marc Porter Magee 🎓 @marcportermagee]

A lot of bad, popular ideas

New WSJ survey

[EconWebb @EconWebb]

@JohnWake A carpentry class can teach a kid to hang drywall. Arizona law still treats a $1,001 1job as contracting.
That’s the bottleneck. If states allowed a young person to set up shop and prove themselves, the market will fix this. Why do we pretend a dollar line is a skill test?

[EconWebb @EconWebb]

@michael_wiebe Which one explains the transition from multi-people households to single individual households and the associated income over time?

[EconWebb @EconWebb]

A day late, but Mises did have a significant impact on the culture of economic, even if his detractors say otherwise. Personally, I wouldn't be teaching if it weren't for MI and @ThomasEWoods. I would listen to him on the radio and months later decided to go back to school.

[Mises Institute @mises]

Ludwig von Mises was born 145 years ago today. The world is a very different place than it was back then, but Mises’s impact continues to be felt to this day.

[EconWebb @EconWebb]

@Econ_Goggles @PostOpinions Interesting. @LibertyU obviously has a niche and it seems to thrive in the change. @FloridaState is definitely growing as well. I know the finance/insurance/econ areas have high standards. @ColoradoStateU is growing as well, welcoming more applicants and students.

[EconWebb @EconWebb]

@JoshuaBarzon 😆 😆 Tampa didn't make it?

[EconWebb @EconWebb]

What an interesting concept... would a company like Bucees take control of road maintenance for 100 miles in each direction if offered favorable zoning and building requirements. Not like building in a wetland, but 1 time submissions and control on advertising in the radius.

[Ron DeSantis @RonDeSantis]

Because the Turnpike did a contract with a vendor that runs from 2009 through 2039. Was way before my time!

[EconWebb @EconWebb]

@F_I_R_E_Fighter @NFLMemes @tradebetter99

[EconWebb @EconWebb]

@HomeLoanBill What's stopping people from refinancing at higher rates? 😆 🤣

[EconWebb @EconWebb]

@aier Are there any ideas for small builders here? Zoning primarily affects large unit counts. The building would help at the entry level of SFH and the regulations at this point are the bottleneck for the whole market.

[EconWebb @EconWebb]

200 is unusual for sure (especially since I have none, 😆). But if the expertise can be applied in other areas and the ancillary tasks are streamlined, is itva surprise more papers are authored?

[Daniel Steinmetz-Jenkins @daniel_dsj2110]

Lol: “One professor’s AI-assisted output: 200 papers and 14 books this year
An online platform removed 257 papers written or co-written by the University of Chicago’s Nicholas Polson after other academics raised questions.” https://t.co/JyBM2nAXjq

[EconWebb @EconWebb]

I lived in Tucson for almost a decade. It was very affordable considering alternatives. We traveled back last year for vacation. Unfortunately, the city has changed for the worst. Also, compared to the Phoenix metro, it seems light years behind.

[Steve · Millionaire Habits @SteveOnSpeed]

Does anything here surprise you?

[EconWebb @EconWebb]

@F_I_R_E_Fighter Marc walking around Hawaii after spending some time in the southeast US with a stop in Pittsburgh, 😆 🤣

[Jim Murdaugh @TSCpresident]

A big day for TSC and Wakulla County as we announced a $27.3M investment in our new Workforce Training and Resilience Facility.

Thanks to Commissioner @HenryMackIII for joining us to celebrate this milestone and the opportunities ahead for our students, employers, and community.