tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2830084253401570472.post2324159503982392210..comments2024-03-28T09:22:36.967+13:00Comments on Offsetting Behaviour: Confusing "social costs" and fiscal costs [updated]Eric Cramptonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15831696523324469713noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2830084253401570472.post-42539654858127759482010-05-03T15:20:22.964+12:002010-05-03T15:20:22.964+12:00Ah, I ought put up a twitter update, oughtn't ...Ah, I ought put up a twitter update, oughtn't I. Midwife visit tomorrow; we move to greater encouragement on Wednesday should it come to that.Eric Cramptonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15831696523324469713noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2830084253401570472.post-87221857574838629152010-05-03T14:58:49.835+12:002010-05-03T14:58:49.835+12:00Oh yeah, for sure, in fact I like to think I'm...Oh yeah, for sure, in fact I like to think I'm a good deal more rational than a lot of folk out there. I try anyway :) <br /><br />Any news on the small Crampton btw?Latsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2830084253401570472.post-10162137935906673682010-05-03T14:41:55.276+12:002010-05-03T14:41:55.276+12:00@Lats: You know the dig wasn't at you...@Lats: You know the dig wasn't at you...Eric Cramptonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15831696523324469713noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2830084253401570472.post-44111766339579562332010-05-03T14:07:42.806+12:002010-05-03T14:07:42.806+12:00Well, I'm not an economist anyway, so no diffe...Well, I'm not an economist anyway, so no difference if I believe them or not :)Latsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2830084253401570472.post-41081560150672712472010-05-03T13:48:06.287+12:002010-05-03T13:48:06.287+12:00Check my review of that report, posted a couple of...Check my review of that report, posted a couple of days back, for the run-down on where its numbers come from. They do not correspond to any economist's notion of "social costs", and by that I mean that you're no longer an economist if you believe those numbers.Eric Cramptonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15831696523324469713noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2830084253401570472.post-14620876065285334342010-05-03T13:01:03.500+12:002010-05-03T13:01:03.500+12:00From $400 million to $1.9 billion is quite a jump....From $400 million to $1.9 billion is quite a jump. Correct me if I'm wrong, but that means that the social non-health related health cost is around $1.5 billion. That is a LOT of lost productivity, secondhand smoke damage, etc.Latsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2830084253401570472.post-13148318671412161492010-05-02T16:14:13.481+12:002010-05-02T16:14:13.481+12:00You have to commend the government on generating y...You have to commend the government on generating yet another side-show 'issue' that gets extensive debate, while the real issues receive zero parliamentary inquiry. <br /><br />I notice Australia has moved to increase smokers taxation the day after NZ, now there's a government that desperately needs to generate a few side-shows.Vnoreply@blogger.com