Comments on: Markets Make Everything Better http://www.thelessonapplied.com/2010/03/31/markets-make-everything-better/ Just another WordPress weblog Thu, 01 Mar 2012 15:09:49 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Pete Eyre http://www.thelessonapplied.com/2010/03/31/markets-make-everything-better/comment-page-1/#comment-171 Pete Eyre Mon, 10 May 2010 04:33:38 +0000 http://www.thelessonapplied.com/?p=291#comment-171 Also cool - and a great example of the market at work - is the use of cell phone minutes as currency in some places, most-notably Africa. Just imagine if the FCC didn't control the spectrum - I wonder how different the market here would look... Also cool – and a great example of the market at work – is the use of cell phone minutes as currency in some places, most-notably Africa.

Just imagine if the FCC didn’t control the spectrum – I wonder how different the market here would look…

]]> By: The Lesson Applied » Shout Out to Cafe Hayek http://www.thelessonapplied.com/2010/03/31/markets-make-everything-better/comment-page-1/#comment-68 The Lesson Applied » Shout Out to Cafe Hayek Thu, 01 Apr 2010 07:28:10 +0000 http://www.thelessonapplied.com/?p=291#comment-68 [...] version of this Cafe Hayek blog entry. It’s a theme that bears repeating often, such as in my blog entry from last night — or, as one of our commenters reminded me in this Louis CK appearance on “Late Night With [...] [...] version of this Cafe Hayek blog entry. It’s a theme that bears repeating often, such as in my blog entry from last night — or, as one of our commenters reminded me in this Louis CK appearance on “Late Night With [...]

]]> By: Lee Sharpe http://www.thelessonapplied.com/2010/03/31/markets-make-everything-better/comment-page-1/#comment-64 Lee Sharpe Thu, 01 Apr 2010 01:11:20 +0000 http://www.thelessonapplied.com/?p=291#comment-64 Just yesterday, people asked me on IRC, "If the free market is so great, why does cell phone service suck so much?" When I replied, "In my opinion, it works great!", they laughed at me. But I was at PAX East, with 50,000 technically-inclined geeks, and there was almost no drop in service. Thanks AT&T and Apple! Just yesterday, people asked me on IRC, “If the free market is so great, why does cell phone service suck so much?” When I replied, “In my opinion, it works great!”, they laughed at me.

But I was at PAX East, with 50,000 technically-inclined geeks, and there was almost no drop in service. Thanks AT&T and Apple!

]]> By: Steve Burrows http://www.thelessonapplied.com/2010/03/31/markets-make-everything-better/comment-page-1/#comment-63 Steve Burrows Wed, 31 Mar 2010 22:49:07 +0000 http://www.thelessonapplied.com/?p=291#comment-63 Brings to mind a hilarious bit of stand up comedy: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-LkusicUL2s Brings to mind a hilarious bit of stand up comedy:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-LkusicUL2s

]]> By: The Shrubbloggers » Markets Make Everything Better http://www.thelessonapplied.com/2010/03/31/markets-make-everything-better/comment-page-1/#comment-54 The Shrubbloggers » Markets Make Everything Better Wed, 31 Mar 2010 07:19:26 +0000 http://www.thelessonapplied.com/?p=291#comment-54 [...] at The Lesson Applied.] — Eric D. DixonComments (0) [...] [...] at The Lesson Applied.] — Eric D. DixonComments (0) [...]

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