Tim Cameron retweeted
Gambling is one thing I’ve flipped on as I got older. I used to laugh off the critics and think of gambling as “a tax on those who can’t do math” but I’ve come to think that’s cruel (and regressive) and paternalism is good here. This paper is another brick in that new wall.
Sports betting legalization reduces net investments of households by nearly 14% overall.
$1 of sports betting reduces net investment
by over $2, increases credit card debt, but has no effect on participation in lotteries or other online gambling
outlets.
papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.…
Tim Cameron retweeted
I put up a mini-site today at citydensity.com/ to help you compare the world’s cities. You can see how many people live near a city, or use my favourite metric: "population weighted density" to get an accurate measure of how dense a city is to live in.
Tim Cameron retweeted
When you hear NIMBYs complaining about shade in their backyard or having to park further down the street or the preservation of unremarkable suburban buildings, please weigh this against what the housing shortage is doing to renters.
Like Mat, from the Inner west:
Tim Cameron retweeted
🇦🇺 Crikey! The hidden fees report on Australian banks was so intriguing I thought I should ask the Aussie twitter to confirm that our team got the math and screenshots right? /1
I’m a big fan of @choiceaustralia but this article leads consumers down the wrong path: choice.com.au/travel/money/t…
If you are going overseas sign up to a service like @up_banking, @ubank or @wise, load your account with AUD and get significantly better exchange rates as you go.
Laws mandating proper cost disclosure in the EU means that ING are transparent with their customers sending money around Europe - but not when they send money to the US. Australia could implement a law that makes banks do what ING did for EU payments and have it apply everywhere
99.9% of driving in Aus is done on public roads. How is it even legal for Tesla to advertise this top speed?
Right now I'm safe in inner-Melb because these cars are owned by rich well-intentioned greenies. When it gets passed down to their teenagers people are going to die.
Tim Cameron retweeted
“Community input,” where the 0.001% of the population who shows up to meetings gets to veto the actions of people elected by over half of it, is just voter suppression with extra steps.
When I look at this lovely illustration of Melbourne all I can see is our failure to increase density north of the CBD.
Great 8-storey glowup on the corner of Kerr and Gore St, Fitzroy. Looking forward to all that the ~100 new neighbours will bring to the area. kerstinthompson.com/index.ph…
What are the best YIMBY Twitter accounts in Australia?
I nominate @peter_tulip, @heritage_why and @GreaterCanberra.
What government is doing (pink) vs what they should be doing (blue) to lower house prices (i.e. improve affordability) grattan.edu.au/wp-content/up…
