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Salmon: Why Netflix Is Producing Original Content
The viewing audience doesn't care whether Netflix makes money: They just want great shows to be produced.
06:00AM 06/18/13
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Salmon: Why Capital Gains Should Be Taxed as Income
Making the capital-gains tax rate the same as the income-tax rate is an easy way to bring a lot of money into the public treasury. So why isn't the U.S. doing it?
06:00AM 06/11/13
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Forget the blog: now there's multiple media options to make your point and it's silly not to take advantage of them.
06:00AM 06/04/13
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Looking at the markets today, they show every indication of being bull markets rather than bubbles.
07:00AM 05/28/13
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Salmon: Jamie Dimon Needs a Boss
The cult of the CEO is still going strong at JPMorgan.
06:00AM 05/21/13
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The Silliness of Valuing Hedge Funds
It's impossible to value a hedge fund. That's why almost nobody buys and sells stakes in hedge funds as an investment.
06:00AM 05/14/13
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Salmon: Why America's Population Density Is Falling
Rich people like to maximize the amount of space they live in, whether they're buying suburban McMansions or downtown lofts. As a result, higher property prices in dense urban areas are prone to making those areas less dense.
06:00AM 05/07/13
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Salmon: The Invidious 'Down Payment Requirement' Meme
Instead of debating down payments, let's hold the banks' feet to the fire a bit.
06:00AM 04/30/13
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Salmon: Kickstarter Funders Aren't Angel Investors
If it's wrong to think of Kickstarter funding as debt finance, it's even more wrong to think of it as equity finance.
06:00AM 04/23/13
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Salmon: Why Cyprus Must Leave the Euro
While a Cypriot exit would probably be good for Cyprus, it would be very bad for the rest of the eurozone.
06:24PM 04/10/13