Sunday, June 14, 2015

What I have learned today [2015/6/13]


1. Hand sanitizer may increase absorption of BPA, an endocrine disruptor. Yup, just wash your hands with soap.

2. Polar bears eating dolphins. Hope dolphins start eating other things by coming out of the water.

3. Virgin hotel is tuned to women with great attention to details. I think Branson is really smart and looks like the hotel will do well given that women have more income and would like to have a better stay.

4. US Tax system is messed up with massive dead weight losses. Intuit and tax preparers should stop lobbying for tax deregulation. We should just have a flat tax and may be a sin tax and extremely high penalties for tax evasion.

5. China may be more innovative than US due to "shared intellectual properties." I am not so sure about this assessment. I am sure right now they are being innovative because they are exploiting past IPs but without proper IP protection, I doubt that the innovation can continue. Remember that property rights are the fundamental for capitalism and productivity.




From Snapshot Serengeti

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