Many commentators have pointed to Chile’s stringent building codes as a key reason why the death toll from its earthquake (in the hundreds at this writing) has been so much lower than in Haiti (in the hundreds of thousands). Unfortunately, much of this commentary confuses two separate concepts: building quality and building codes. Building quality [...]
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Are Chile’s Building Codes Getting Too Much Credit?
Posted in International, tagged Chile, Disaster, Haiti on March 2, 2010 | 12 Comments »
Budget Thoughts from Steny Hoyer
Posted in Budget, Uncategorized, tagged Budget, Debt, Deficit on March 1, 2010 | 2 Comments »
House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer is building a reputation as one of our most thoughtful leaders when it comes to budget matters. Thus I commend to you the speech on fiscal responsibility he gave at the Brookings Institution today. Highlights include his criticism of “selfish” budget choices: [W]hen it comes to budgeting, what is politically [...]
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