I'm an "Idea" Guy

"Note to self: Feed mayonnaise to tuna fish. "

Name that movie.

My ideas are
1: Raise lambs in fields of mint and
2: Feed chickens only rosemary

Mmmmmm

Random Dosages

When we take our dogs to the vet they calculate medicine dosages based on the dog's weight. Why then are medicines not dosed based on weight for people? It seems odd that we use the same amount of a drug for a 105 pound woman as for a 250 pound man.

Tax Burden

Contrary to (at least my) expectation, when you include all government taxes, the tax burden for various income groups is roughly the same.

Income Group	Pretax Income	Average Tax Receipts	As % of Income
Bottom 20%	$7,946	$1,449	18.2%
Second 20%	$20,319	$2,847	14.0%
Middle 20%	$35,536	$5,622	15.8%
Fourth 20%	$56,891	$9,835	17.3%
Top 20%	$116,666	$21,623	18.5%

This, taken from the NY Times, includes federal and state income taxes, payroll taxes, property taxes, utility taxes, alcohol, gasoline and tobacco taxes, and sate sales taxes.

Howard Yellen

Ban the Tube

CRT monitors that is. Flat screen monitors have gotten very cheap, but tube based units have fallen further ($49 for a 17" monitor in today's insert.) The problem is that CRT monitors create huge disposal problems due to toxic materials. OK, don't ban them, just apply a $100 tax to cover the cost of disposal. Let the market take it from there.

Howard Yellen