tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7169279.post8435904181100483655..comments2023-11-24T03:20:02.361-07:00Comments on Tufte's Economics Classes Blog - A Living Textbook: Goodbye Economy!Dr. Tuftehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17397586052171706438noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7169279.post-40880120537557233172007-12-03T15:31:00.000-07:002007-12-03T15:31:00.000-07:00I'm not sure this still links to the right cartoon...I'm not sure this still links to the right cartoon.<BR/><BR/>Also, Logan - I love the "magic housing wand".<BR/><BR/>The time we spend on this leaves me cold. If you pay attention to the discussion about the housing market, it is all about prices. There isn't much about quantity.<BR/><BR/>But ... quantity is what bad (and good) economic times are all about. The connection is the elasticity of Dr. Tuftehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17397586052171706438noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7169279.post-7609681916688729732007-11-22T09:10:00.000-07:002007-11-22T09:10:00.000-07:00I agree with Logan. The last thing we need right ...I agree with Logan. The last thing we need right now is the government stepping in and "helping." Most likely they will do something inefficient and stupid just to save face with the American people. <BR/>The housing market has slowed, not fallen apart completely. It will take sometime for it to catch up to all the excess inventory on the market right now, but this was necessary to correct Jennahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10010253463144367481noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7169279.post-91287217171872765182007-11-20T19:30:00.000-07:002007-11-20T19:30:00.000-07:00I am a little concerned with your post because you...I am a little concerned with your post because you seem to have 2 pervasive thoughts. One that Alan Greenspan created the current housing market situation, and 2 that the Executive branch of the government can fix it.<BR/><BR/>The way I see it, housing markets are like all markets. They have ebbs and flows, highs and lows. We will adapt to this low just as we always do. All this means for theTravis Sheffieldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12163797443677025832noreply@blogger.com