Here's a fun one - number of births by year by country: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_number_of_births It will surprise no one to discover the Vatican is last on the list, but it… (View Post)

Indeed. Just make sure you don't do the retarded California thing and base it all on last transacion price, which means my friend Joe has a property tax bill about 10% of mine, despite living in a ma… (View Post)

If must have taxes - and sadly I don't really see any alternative - then I prefer taxes which discourage the inefficient use of scarce resources. I really don't like taxes that prevent the market fro… (View Post)

Those numbers are monthly! So, it's EUR5bn for the year for Hungarian oil. (View Post)

My favourite tuna recipe. Get some new potatoes. Boil them until about two thirds cooked, so that you can at least cause them to break open if you use a potato masher on them. Put them in a largeish … (View Post)