Tab dump

Using the Tab dump for a general question.

Will the proposed exchange negotiate one price with providers for all member of the exchange?

may your jack~o~lanterns shine brightly, and may there be many trick~or~treaters ringing your doorbells!

kudoes to "log cabin maple syrup"

first commercial product i have seen in the market with a new label that reads, "no high fructose corn syrup in this product."
though they still use corn syrup, there is a difference between the two products.
this is actually the first label i have seen promoting consumer awareness of high fructose corn syrup in a highly commercialized food product.
http://tastecincinnati-food.blogspot.com/2009/04/log-cabin-removes-high-fructose-corn.html

"We find no clear relation between income inequality and class-based voting."

Sloppy language alert! Sloppy language alert!

It seems the researchers are looking for a correlation between the _increase_ in income disparity over time and voting habits.

Part of the confusion here is due to the original authors' sloppy language (probably not a good sign).

In the 'discussion' section they state, "Higher-income Americans are more likely than low-income Americans to vote Republican." Then three paragraphs later, they ask "So why do we find so little evidence of a link between income inequality and class-based voting?"

The notion that people don't vote their economic interest is a standard GOP talking point. (It has to be, otherwise they'd have to stick "Millionaires' Party" in their name.)

Anyway, here's Krugman on the case:

Income and voting
http://krugman.blogs.nytimes.com/2007/10/24/even-more-on-income-and-voting/

Even more on income and voting
http://krugman.blogs.nytimes.com/2007/10/24/even-more-on-income-and-voting/

Gelman co-wrote a book about this:
http://www.redbluerichpoor.com