Comments on: The high cost of a feel-good measure

By: Beagles

Beagles — Wed, 02 Nov 2011 18:56:12 +0000

I saw 14 comments and thought, oh, maybe an interesting thread. NOT

By: DensityDuck

DensityDuck — Wed, 02 Nov 2011 17:42:54 +0000

I spotted a typo in the article!

It should be $seventy BILLIONS where you say $seventy MILLIONS instead!

thanks glad to help you!!

By: Walter Olson

Walter Olson — Wed, 02 Nov 2011 15:50:38 +0000

It’s not commenters’ fault. Comments are moderated and in this case several hours went by before they could get reviewed, during which time the queued comments were not visible.

By: Mike

Mike — Wed, 02 Nov 2011 15:41:42 +0000

Just wondering why 10 people have to comment on the same typo?
This is like 10 people waiting for an elevator and all pushing the button, as if the first guy didnt push it correctly 🙂

By: Bob Lipton

Bob Lipton — Wed, 02 Nov 2011 11:30:42 +0000

That’s a lot of money. However, speaking as someone who invests his own — and his family’s — money in publicly owned corporations, after decades of dealing with a lot of CEOs with their heads-I-win-tails-you-lose attitude, a law that makes them legally responsible for corporate statements is a great idea. What the h*** am I overpaying them for anyway?

Bob

By: Walter Olson

Walter Olson — Tue, 01 Nov 2011 19:01:02 +0000

Thanks everyone for catching the million/billion typo.

By: gitarcarver

gitarcarver — Tue, 01 Nov 2011 18:39:21 +0000

....upwards of $7 billion, not the $70 billion the.... Shouldn't that read "$70 million?"

By: Mike

Mike — Tue, 01 Nov 2011 18:31:52 +0000

The optimistic forecast was $70 million, not billion (1/100 of $7B)

By: Ron

Ron — Tue, 01 Nov 2011 18:31:36 +0000

CORRECTION: original cost estimates were $70 million – not the $70 billion in the post.

By: OL fan

OL fan — Tue, 01 Nov 2011 18:27:52 +0000

Walter, I think you meant to say that the optimistic assessment was $70 Million, not Billion. It’s correct in the article