Comments on: By the Numbers http://www.thewaythefutureblogs.com/2012/09/by-the-numbers/ Frederik Pohl Thu, 13 Jun 2013 06:02:49 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Dale http://www.thewaythefutureblogs.com/2012/09/by-the-numbers/#comment-91727 Dale Tue, 25 Sep 2012 20:09:12 +0000 http://www.thewaythefutureblogs.com/?p=5154#comment-91727 Where are these numbers coming from? One thousand dollars a month seems excessive for a car, and how do low income families spend $2,000 more on prom than upper income families? Where are these numbers coming from? One thousand dollars a month seems excessive for a car, and how do low income families spend $2,000 more on prom than upper income families?

]]> By: Soph http://www.thewaythefutureblogs.com/2012/09/by-the-numbers/#comment-91724 Soph Mon, 24 Sep 2012 19:25:32 +0000 http://www.thewaythefutureblogs.com/?p=5154#comment-91724 One more: while the US population is 4.5% of the world population, the US consumes a 20% of the energy the whole world consumes. http://peakoil.com/consumption/wyoming-alaska-top-list-of-states-that-use-most-energy/ One more: while the US population is 4.5% of the world population, the US consumes a 20% of the energy the whole world consumes.
http://peakoil.com/consumption/wyoming-alaska-top-list-of-states-that-use-most-energy/

]]> By: David B. Williams http://www.thewaythefutureblogs.com/2012/09/by-the-numbers/#comment-91723 David B. Williams Mon, 24 Sep 2012 17:10:20 +0000 http://www.thewaythefutureblogs.com/?p=5154#comment-91723 Still, it seems like an excessive signing bonus. I'll bet he would have taken the job for $200 million. Still, it seems like an excessive signing bonus. I’ll bet he would have taken the job for $200 million.

]]> By: Sevesteen http://www.thewaythefutureblogs.com/2012/09/by-the-numbers/#comment-91722 Sevesteen Mon, 24 Sep 2012 16:23:17 +0000 http://www.thewaythefutureblogs.com/?p=5154#comment-91722 It isn't really fair to count the amortized cost of owning a car when comparing to only the fares of public transportation--a quick Google search says that all of the capital costs and 50% of operations for the CTA are paid by taxes. It also makes the transit union a single point of failure for the city, and allows 'undesirables' to be discouraged from shopping certain places by the location of bus stops. Without Steve Jobs, Apple would be gone by now. What was he worth to the stockholders? Who should decide? If parents aren't trying to keep up with the Jones there's no reason a prom should cost that much. A limo as a requirement? It isn’t really fair to count the amortized cost of owning a car when comparing to only the fares of public transportation–a quick Google search says that all of the capital costs and 50% of operations for the CTA are paid by taxes. It also makes the transit union a single point of failure for the city, and allows ‘undesirables’ to be discouraged from shopping certain places by the location of bus stops.

Without Steve Jobs, Apple would be gone by now. What was he worth to the stockholders? Who should decide?

If parents aren’t trying to keep up with the Jones there’s no reason a prom should cost that much. A limo as a requirement?

]]> By: Alex http://www.thewaythefutureblogs.com/2012/09/by-the-numbers/#comment-91721 Alex Mon, 24 Sep 2012 12:51:43 +0000 http://www.thewaythefutureblogs.com/?p=5154#comment-91721 Do upper income bracket families already own limos & party buses? Do upper income bracket families already own limos & party buses?

]]> By: William Kone http://www.thewaythefutureblogs.com/2012/09/by-the-numbers/#comment-91720 William Kone Mon, 24 Sep 2012 12:31:04 +0000 http://www.thewaythefutureblogs.com/?p=5154#comment-91720 Any explain why "upper-income" brackets spend less on prom teenager? Do they have a party bus/limo already? (I've told my daughter she is not getting any thing fancy for prom the does not earn the money for herself.) Any explain why “upper-income” brackets spend less on prom teenager? Do they have a party bus/limo already? (I’ve told my daughter she is not getting any thing fancy for prom the does not earn the money for herself.)

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