oriol16's comments

oriol16 | 7 years ago | on: The Economies With the Most and Least Efficient Health Care

Enslaving the population of doctors would improve the index, since it reduces salaries drastically. Halfway between slavery and market wages is where you find Spain.

oriol16 | 7 years ago | on: Life in the Spanish city that banned cars

What piques my interest is why on earth has Pontevedra a Citibank office

oriol16 | 7 years ago | on: Google’s first all-hands after 2016 election [video]

treating people equally, regardless of gender, sexuality, or ethnic origin

This is a very vague statement, you can apply to your convenience. You could say Damore broke the principle and justify any penalty against him. I could say you don't follow this civility premise by choosing your partner based on your gender.

Every country in the world has "ethno-nationalist views against immigrants", and things work fine.

oriol16 | 7 years ago | on: Google’s first all-hands after 2016 election [video]

I inferred he self-describes as liberal based on the vulgar language.

oriol16 | 7 years ago | on: Google’s first all-hands after 2016 election [video]

50 million voters in US only with above average income/education. The fact they voted for Trump doesn't mean they would share all his faults, and it doesn't even mean that you can describe them before you can critizice them, call them offenders, and a long list of "very fine things".

oriol16 | 7 years ago | on: Google’s first all-hands after 2016 election [video]

Talking politics at work is only ok if it's left wing. Mocking Trump and his voters, calling people racist and morons, that gets you an applause. Showing understanding for the opposite site gets you in trouble. That's chapter one of "surviving in the workplace in 2018".

oriol16 | 7 years ago | on: The rich world needs higher real wage growth

US burns 20mbd and produces less than 10mbd. Are you sure imports are only 19%?

oriol16 | 7 years ago | on: Birth Rates Dropped Most in U.S. Counties Where Home Prices Grew Most

Low birth rates also correlate with a tendency to see women and men competing against each other, instead of complementing their roles. Where women acquired male roles, birth rates drop. You can observe this behavior both between and within countries.

oriol16 | 7 years ago | on: Barcelona residents used sensors to demonstrate high noise levels at night

As a software developer with a vote to cast, I give zero f*cks about tourists compared to sleep quality

oriol16 | 7 years ago | on: Barcelona residents used sensors to demonstrate high noise levels at night

Glad that you emphasize it's Plaça del Sol, not Plaza del Sol or Square of the Sun

oriol16 | 8 years ago | on: Hungry Venezuelan Workers Are Collapsing. So Is the Oil Industry

The consequence of confiscatory public policy is that you end up eating 400 calories a day. A timely reminder for those that want to expand welfare estate and abhor economic inequality.

oriol16 | 8 years ago | on: George Soros: Facebook and Google are a menace to society

Disproving old people arguments is so easy. Just call him confused, outdated, out of place, and you automatically win the argument.

oriol16 | 8 years ago | on: Luxembourg challenges EU order to recover tax from Amazon

So Lewis Hamilton needs to fill tax returns in the 40 countries he works in at the end of the season

oriol16 | 8 years ago | on: Chaos in Catalonia as Separatist Leader Runs into a Dead End

Catalonian leaders are indeed approaching a dead end, and they do while a steamroller is coming from the other side, and this is the judiciary system. Right now most of the politicians are deep in red ink, in borrowed time.

They have asked multiple times to dialogue with Spain and negotiate a satisfactory outcome for all. But the steamroller doesn't stop. And who is on the driving seat of the judiary system/steamroller? Yes, the PP, the spanish nationalists, who have appointed the judiciary and are ready to bend it to their interest. Spain has one of the least independent judiciary systems in Europe.

And catalan politicians are in a dead end, because while there may be a majority for independence, nobody else is going to defend the legitimacy of a declaration of independence, and the more they resist, the more the steamroller accelerates and the darker the street.

What I see as the likely outcome is that catalan leaders will be jailed and only after PP loses majority/power, which is very likely in the next cycle, the catalan politicians will be pardoned.

oriol16 | 8 years ago | on: Spanish police raid .Cat domain name registry offices

http://www.elmundo.es/elmundo/2013/04/26/andalucia/136697569...

find the ratios and then the ratios of population. Thank you.

oriol16 | 8 years ago | on: Spanish police raid .Cat domain name registry offices

Ask UK. There are 10 countries as many outside in EU as inside. I am pro EU, but if this has to be in the way of a more important and noble interest, then we stay out.

oriol16 | 8 years ago | on: Spanish police raid .Cat domain name registry offices

Please enlighten us the stupid.

oriol16 | 8 years ago | on: Spanish police raid .Cat domain name registry offices

"You must know that this referendum was approved without reading the bill in the Catalonian parliament, so the opposition couldn’t even have a say."

It's understandable given the filibusterism, and outright prohibitions you would expect from the central government. Referendum has been proposed for 7 years and it was rejected every time.

Catalonia has less corruption than Spain in average. Even though the National Police and the judiciary have a very strong bias in favor of spanish parties.

oriol16 | 8 years ago | on: How economists rode maths to become our era’s astrologers

You obviously have no clue of what you talk about

oriol16 | 8 years ago | on: How economists rode maths to become our era’s astrologers

Software profession seems to be the last corner where to expect some sound knowledge about economics. Looks like a McDonalds cashier would have a better understanding of business cycles.