tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16421782.post7583591553850961160..comments2023-04-12T12:47:42.615+03:00Comments on AnTyx: It's the Economy, St00pidantyxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06567309109757565293noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16421782.post-71914543670691609422007-11-27T17:54:00.000+02:002007-11-27T17:54:00.000+02:00I hope Mr Lukas knows this.. but for now, he seems...I hope Mr Lukas knows this.. but for now, he seems more concerned with finding the Most Beautiful Language on Earth. How absurd.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16421782.post-48179017019171192362007-11-27T13:02:00.000+02:002007-11-27T13:02:00.000+02:00I think the education system is capable of produci...I think the education system is capable of producing highly qualified specialists, but it needs more support than it's getting. We need to expand state-sponsored higher education programs, make universities more accessible, without sacrificing quality. Education is definitely the basis of Estonia's prosperous future.antyxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06567309109757565293noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16421782.post-776949493009348402007-11-27T11:48:00.000+02:002007-11-27T11:48:00.000+02:00Flasher, do you think our education system is good...Flasher, do you think our education system is good enough to keep us competitive in the future, or are we running on old fat?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16421782.post-84205997086790871522007-11-27T11:29:00.000+02:002007-11-27T11:29:00.000+02:00Great explanatory journalism (economy for dummies)...Great explanatory journalism (economy for dummies). I feel like I almost understand economics.<BR/><BR/>Even though cost of living is approaching EU, so many good local products that still cost half of what they are in the "old" West. Most of it things like beets and cabbage and pork, but not only... So you can have it both ways some of the time.Kristopherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01394211030848077681noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16421782.post-89123434103890012492007-11-27T03:57:00.000+02:002007-11-27T03:57:00.000+02:00Looking forward to your interpretation of the curr...Looking forward to your interpretation of the currency scare - if you a) have one b) can be arsed ;-)space_mazehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04761076198531074140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16421782.post-47881607471870860292007-11-25T19:31:00.000+02:002007-11-25T19:31:00.000+02:00Real estate prices are currently ridiculous. We we...Real estate prices are currently ridiculous. We were going to buy an apartment in a house that hadn't been renovated since the <B>1930s</B> and they were charging something like $200,000. They deserve not to sell things that are that overpriced.Giustinohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04756707910693785516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16421782.post-87664252344749290322007-11-24T16:26:00.000+02:002007-11-24T16:26:00.000+02:00That's changing as the old babushkas and dadushkas...<I> That's changing as the old babushkas and dadushkas die off. </I><BR/><BR/>Today's hotties are tomorrow's babushkas.<BR/><BR/><I> I can't hear the kid screaming above me or the chicks screwing below me. ;-) </I><BR/><BR/><BR/>Buy a stethoscope! ;-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16421782.post-57425235904541223282007-11-24T11:56:00.000+02:002007-11-24T11:56:00.000+02:00"Everybody's heard horror stories, but curiously e...<I>"Everybody's heard horror stories, but curiously enough, not from the owners of new construction."</I><BR/><BR/>I will concede I haven't heard anything first hand, but during big building booms like Estonia has had, I'm sure you can find some low quality new construction.<BR/><BR/><I>"Mind you, old five-storey Soviet buildings are often populated by older people, who don't make much noise to Alexhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02108695780291232809noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16421782.post-15081574334984813872007-11-24T01:04:00.000+02:002007-11-24T01:04:00.000+02:00I've heard horror stories about the paper thin wal...<I>I've heard horror stories about the paper thin walls with shoddy new construction.</I><BR/><BR/>Everybody's heard horror stories, but curiously enough, not from the owners of new construction.<BR/><BR/>New apartments use gyproc/drywall for non-supporting walls inside the apartments. This is essentially the same construction as you see in those American TV shows where they rebuild a house from antyxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06567309109757565293noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16421782.post-65030608425317504562007-11-23T20:09:00.000+02:002007-11-23T20:09:00.000+02:00"Because old Soviet apartment blocks are rather un...<I>"Because old Soviet apartment blocks are rather unpleasant.."</I><BR/><BR/>I wouldn't say that. My building (a 5 story block in downtown Tallinn) was built in the 1950's. One thing I like about it is how quiet it is in the apartments. I've heard horror stories about the paper thin walls with shoddy new construction. <BR/><BR/>Now an earthquake would knock my building down in an instant due Alexhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02108695780291232809noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16421782.post-37228459819140340632007-11-23T11:21:00.000+02:002007-11-23T11:21:00.000+02:00Great posting, followed by well-informed and thoug...Great posting, followed by well-informed and thoughtful comments which contain practical caveats.<BR/><BR/>I've been following the doomsayers in some international financial journals as well, but much prefer Flasher's more robust approach, as he's shown himself to be a keen observer of events "on the ground." <BR/>As for the economists who bruit the bleakest views, I'd recall the words of anotherAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16421782.post-36705776636980510042007-11-22T08:10:00.000+02:002007-11-22T08:10:00.000+02:00I have to agree with Andres, there are some real p...I have to agree with Andres, there are some real problems in the economy of estonia, at the moment. That wonderful/painful period of transition, with its huge productivity gains and massive economic change is winding down. There are great strengths in the people, systems and institutions there, but normal life in a capitalist economy will settle in.<BR/><BR/>The price level will slow as it Jim Hasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09827035709880926814noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16421782.post-86031629664399283812007-11-21T17:15:00.000+02:002007-11-21T17:15:00.000+02:00Good post, but I disagree a tiny with your analysi...Good post, but I disagree a tiny with your analysis. <BR/><BR/>First off inflation has other effects on the economy, not simply stripping value from a currency. Inflation eats into business profits, it reduces investment returns (that 10% you made off stocks this year doesn't look so good when inflation is at 8%) and forces employees to get either get more out of their jobs to stay even or see AndresShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16923952410154441315noreply@blogger.com