Shutdown Squeezes Washingtonians | Budget and Policy Center

I have been catching up on the Daily Show over the last few days, and tonight I watched Stewart speak about the economy with renowned economist Joseph Sitglitz. Stiglitz is a former Chief Economist of the World Bank and professor at Columbia University. One piece of the discussion especially caught my attention:

If you look at those who have made the most important contributions in our society, the guys who did the basic ideas behind the computer…medicine…DNA…they didn’t do it for money. And if you had taxed them at 80% they would have done what they did. So, this notion that innovation depends on the tax rate I think is absurd. (Episode 17,129 – 9:45)

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“Your Blog is for you what a Pensieve is for Harry Potter”

13 Sunday May 2012

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Blog, Harry Potter, Pensieve

Thanks Ma, couldn’t have said it better myself!

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Limitless

18 Tuesday Oct 2011

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Limitless, Movie

We only use 20% of our brainpower. What if you could unlock its full potential?

This is the premise of the movie Limitless. It is definitely not the best film I have ever seen, but it is worth a watch. The beginning and end are disappointing, but it is the exploration of the mind’s potential in the middle which makes this movie worthwhile. Check it out.