Matt

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• Commented on Paul Krugman on Our National "Wile E. Coyote Moment"
  Any chance it was taped for Speakers' Forum? (the KUOW radio show that broadcasts such things)...
• Commented on Starbucks To Close 200 U.S. Locations, Lay Off 6,000 Store Staff
  I've heard elsewhere that he's lowered his pay to $4 after you pull out pre-tax health care costs. Then I thought: Damn that's some nice health care....
• Commented on Are Government And Booze A Match Made In Heaven?
  Sin taxes are a wonderful resource for states. The price is set not at a level to maximize sales, but instead at a level that will control consumption. Increase taxes, consumption goes down. The trick is to keep taxes high...
• Commented on Yo, Mr. Yoshitani! Move This Ship!
  Looks nice to me....
• Commented on Metro Fares To Increase This Sunday
  I can't wait for ORCA. I'm now taking the bus almost every day, and I'm tired of searching for change (or forgetting change and having to stand in line at Bartell's)....