tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9560953.post116311310746812911..comments2023-12-31T19:34:14.853-05:00Comments on Dymaxion World: There is no fiscal imbalancejohnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09690430991814528863noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9560953.post-1163123846078591902006-11-09T20:57:00.000-05:002006-11-09T20:57:00.000-05:00Oh, and here's the column.Oh, and <A HREF="http://andrewcoyne.com/2005/04/defining-fiscal-imbalance.php" REL="nofollow">here's</A> the column.Olafhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12434267803807108634noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9560953.post-1163123800486835722006-11-09T20:56:00.000-05:002006-11-09T20:56:00.000-05:00John,AC is all over the FI issue, and has provided...John,<BR/><BR/>AC is all over the FI issue, and has provided us with one of my favourite political quotes of all time.<BR/><BR/><I>The fiscal imbalance is one of those things like dark matter or quantum uncertainty that defy comprehension by the ordinary layman. Its precise magnitude has been the subject of countless arcane calculations -- the government of Quebec devoted a whole white paper to the subject -- but its basic mathematical expression may be reduced, by a combination of Lagrange polynomial interpolation and dead reckoning, to two lines: 1. Ottawa has money. 2. We want it.</I><BR/><BR/>Lagrange polynomial interpolation is hilarious...Olafhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12434267803807108634noreply@blogger.com