Couplands ran out days ago. Supermarkets are starting to look very bare. In fact it’s even worse – these photos make it look like there’s more than there actually is. You can see the red sign behind the trolley which are again appearing all over, telling us that stuff is unavailable because of the earthquake.
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Thought I’d respond to, rather than fisk nessessarly, this NRT post. Over in Public Address, Keith Ng attacks the idea that suppliers in Canterbury should price gouge to ensure a “more efficient” allocation of resources. As he points out, this isn’t just pointless – people wanting to flee town, or thinking they might need to will buy [...]
The Government has cancelled the cencus. Queue stupidity from the left: While I’m sure its a reasonable response in the situation, it is also clearly unlawful. Section 23 (1) of the Statistics Act 1976 is very clear: The census of population and dwellings of New Zealand shall be taken by the Department in the year 1976 [...]
Thought I’d post an extra funny today – we certainly all need it.
Via Ed Driscoll: Stewart actually tried his best to take the clown nose off at first. Starting with Rumsfeld’s quote about the dangers of mixing power and certainty is a reasonable starting point for the liberal critique of Bush/Rumsfeld/Iraq (not saying I agree with it, just looking at it from the outside). The problem begins [...]
From Ed Driscoll “…It’s one thing to be called a violent teabagger. It’s another to be called a violent teabagger while you’re being assaulted. They’ve been comparing themselves to the Egyptians ousting Mubarak. Looks like they’re not too far off, given that they share the tendency to assault women with cameras.”
