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Greg Shill
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You could look at transit agency budget documents or capital plans. These are sometimes described as the optimistic budget scenario or growth plans. They flag additional service etc.
How much do you trust representations in these documents when *not* accompanied by hard requests for funding? 2/2
Feels like we're overdue for a consumer ergonomics revolution in the US. Eventually you realize a $150 rolling chair doesn't cut it for routine WFH, but there isn't much marketing around upgrading.
Transit experts:
How would you go about getting a sense of what a given agency would do if it had more money? (either more funding or operational savings)
An economist would look at previous cases for revealed preference. But sample size is low and circumstances idiosyncratic, so not ideal.
1/2
“The University of North Carolina system…has roughly 10% of its endowment tied up in SpaceX”
WashU: “at least a midteens percentage”
ABT
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Trunkmaxxing
I'm quoted in this Reuters story on SpaceX's share structure. My 2023 article, The Social Costs (and Benefits) of Dual-Class Stock (linked in story), is also discussed. www.reuters.com/sustainabili...
