Do hire cars have a higher accident rate (because people are driving an unfamiliar vehicle)? You probably want to look at it per collision, rather than by mileage, unless you think there's a wei… (View Post)

There are some great Christmas jumper designs though. https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/lillehammer-christmas-pullover (View Post)

We don't need to cancel Christmas. We just need to cancel the gift-giving obligation. Limit everyone to giving one gift, and then they will save it for something worthwhile and meaningful. (View Post)

Fair enough. You looked into the detail of this more than I did. (View Post)

It has to run a current account deficit perhaps. It ran a trade surplus between the end of WWII and ~1970, presumably sending many dollars overseas to make investments in other countries. That's… (View Post)