Thursday, February 18, 2010
Ballplayers and Bankers
Cartoonist Ruben Bolling riffs on President Obama's recent comparison of bonuses for bankers and baseball players "who are making more than that and don’t get to the World Series." It's at Salon.com, and makes for a pretty good populist chuckle.
Labels: humor
Wednesday, May 14, 2008
Economic impact: the missing items
Selected items carelessly omitted in economic impact studies, from an LA centric Kevin Modesti:
$743,000 to auto-body shops for repairs made necessary by fender-benders at exits from Dodger Stadium parking lot.
$249 million to tattoo parlors and hair stylists from David Beckham.
$24.9 million to tattoo removers from parents whose kids emulate David Beckham.
$76,000 in co-payments to HMO urgent-care facilities from patients requiring extractions of four-inch splinters picked up from Coliseum seats.
$6 million for extra fuel for traffic helicopters reporting on congestion stemming from major events at the Rose Bowl.
$954,000 to lawyers to defend city and county against Al Davis lawsuits.
$160,000 from USC football office to print "alternate" promotional material omitting name of Reggie Bush.
$27,000 to cardiologists for treatment of palpitations brought on by watching Angels bullpen lately.
$29.95 to commission studies showing that sports contribute a lot to the economy.
Labels: economic impact, humor
