tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7334408760351487944.post498040277165841777..comments2023-11-12T06:43:00.060-05:00Comments on Notes on Social Security Reform: Inflation illiteracyAndrew G. Biggshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16617460431856611873noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7334408760351487944.post-15410191569642530752011-02-14T22:41:39.606-05:002011-02-14T22:41:39.606-05:00I Arends' WSJ article and was happy that someo...I Arends' WSJ article and was happy that someone in the mainstream finally was expressing what I've thought about hedonics. I'm a fan of Shadow Gov. Stats. and Zero Hedge, so I have one foot in the 'sky is falling' right, with the other in the middle. I agree with the SGS and ZeroHedge on this one, and here is why: I Don't want an automatic transmission in my new truck. I don't want Windows Vista. I don't want electronic stability control. I don't want a 'smart' phone. I don't want 3G service. I just want machines that only do 1 function and do it well, and only do what I tell them to do. What are my options for a new good or service that is as simple as I want it to be? NONE. I can't opt out of so-called 'advances' and still get a new product. Hence, 'forced' hedonics. New designs are NOT better to me.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06111137060938757309noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7334408760351487944.post-65564218566552091722011-02-07T12:07:53.806-05:002011-02-07T12:07:53.806-05:00Time flies. I bet the computers are older than yo...Time flies. I bet the computers are older than you want to think.<br /><br />:-)Arnehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00796151499106650732noreply@blogger.com