Links and Minifeatures 07 24 Tuesday

Carnival of Personal Finance

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Afghanistan's last king laid to rest



I wouldn't return the the days of kings and nobility. But there is something to be said for having a part of your power structure who will be there thirty years from now, and so they're not always focused on how to get enough people to vote them back into power in the next election. Too bad you can't give someone power only to do good. If they've got it, they've got it. Any restraints on applying it can and will be used to prevent them from doing good.



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Same old FAA: Air traffic operators fault maintenance



If I flew on any kind of regular basis, I'd be more upset.



Air traffic creates and provides so much economic value that the money to fix the system doesn't amount to passing gas in a tornado. Unfortunately, until they fix FAA management and get rational about the economics involved, things are going to get worse.



Now that I don't work for them any more, watching the air traffic debacle in progress has the same fascination as a train wreck in progress, and about the same amusement value. I'll probably pay for it karmically, but I feel like I'm sitting up on a hill watching it all happen from a safe distance. Anybody want some popcorn?