May 15, 2008

Numbers Two Through Five

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Hat-tip: Barry Ritholtz

Economics and Markets Posted by jk at May 15, 2008 5:02 PM

Color me relieved to be in the German equivalency zone instead of China's!

Posted by: johngalt at May 16, 2008 3:38 PM

Is that the Boulder - Weld County line that divides them? Hang on jg, I'm joining you in eight days.

On the serious side, I'm not sure I place Germany that far above China. On one hand, Sharansky makes clear that Germany is a free society and China a fear society. But this Prosperitarian sees a capitalistic dynamism in the PRC and an anti-capitalist dirigisme in the land my Great Grandfather fled.

Not to mention that the Communist Country loves America a lot more: Q.E.D.

Posted by: jk at May 16, 2008 5:14 PM

Two words: Beer. Bratwurst.

Posted by: johngalt at May 19, 2008 2:37 PM

Good point on beer. Not sure you want to carry the cuisine argument too far...

Posted by: jk at May 19, 2008 3:08 PM | What do you think? [4]