Comments for Jason William Keith's Blog http://jasonwkeith.com Random Observations In the Disciplines of Life, Business, and Politics Wed, 10 Mar 2010 03:02:44 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 Comment on Housing Market Still Strong in Conway by Mike Morris http://jasonwkeith.com/2009/02/13/housing-market-still-strong-in-conway/#comment-382 Mike Morris Wed, 25 Feb 2009 14:26:53 +0000 http://jasonwkeith.com/?p=131#comment-382 Why do you think the housing market in Conway Arkansas continues to climb despite the fall of the economy? Why do you think the housing market in Conway Arkansas continues to climb despite the fall of the economy?

]]> Comment on Economy Got You Down: The Federal Reserve Has Your Cure by Stacey Derbinshire http://jasonwkeith.com/2008/09/16/economy-got-you-down-the-federal-reserve-has-your-cure/#comment-69 Stacey Derbinshire Wed, 17 Sep 2008 04:30:59 +0000 http://jasonwkeith.com/?p=63#comment-69 Nice writing style. I look forward to reading more in the future. Nice writing style. I look forward to reading more in the future.

]]> Comment on The 65 mpg Ford That You Can’t Get by Bruce McIntire http://jasonwkeith.com/2008/09/06/the-65-mpg-ford-that-you-cant-get/#comment-67 Bruce McIntire Sun, 07 Sep 2008 03:00:03 +0000 http://jasonwkeith.com/?p=53#comment-67 I found your blog on google and read a few of your other posts. I just added you to my Google News Reader. Keep up the good work. Look forward to reading more from you in the future. I found your blog on google and read a few of your other posts. I just added you to my Google News Reader. Keep up the good work. Look forward to reading more from you in the future.

]]> Comment on Smart Financial Services By Kroger by Mike Morris http://jasonwkeith.com/2008/09/01/smart-financial-services-by-kroger/#comment-56 Mike Morris Tue, 02 Sep 2008 16:26:09 +0000 http://jasonwkeith.com/?p=48#comment-56 They are Free to the customer. The comment was how much the companies are giving to Kroger not how much Kroger is charging the customer. They are Free to the customer. The comment was how much the companies are giving to Kroger not how much Kroger is charging the customer.

]]> Comment on Another Benefit to High Gas Prices: Less Traffic Fatalities by Jason http://jasonwkeith.com/2008/08/25/another-benefit-to-high-gas-prices-less-traffic-fatalities/#comment-45 Jason Wed, 27 Aug 2008 04:27:26 +0000 http://jasonwkeith.com/2008/08/25/another-benefit-to-high-gas-prices-less-traffic-fatalities/#comment-45 No One - I am not sure the case of "benefits" versus "incentives" isn't a bit of a debate in semantics, but I would gladly accept the notion: "higher fuel costs are providing additional incentives for these behaviors." I am not sure I understand your point about the commuting/moving. But I do think the incentive is there. Some anecdotal evidence: I asked a friend and fellow UCA Alumni if she was attending the Bears opening game this Thursday, she responded: "There is no way I spending the money on gas to come to Conway tomorrow." She lives about 15 miles down the road in Maumelle. Nonetheless - Thanks for the feedback. I began this blog with the hope that others would challenge some of the ideas I presented here. As you can see - traffic is still slow. ~JWK No One -
I am not sure the case of “benefits” versus “incentives” isn’t a bit of a debate in semantics, but I would gladly accept the notion: “higher fuel costs are providing additional incentives for these behaviors.”

I am not sure I understand your point about the commuting/moving. But I do think the incentive is there. Some anecdotal evidence: I asked a friend and fellow UCA Alumni if she was attending the Bears opening game this Thursday, she responded: “There is no way I spending the money on gas to come to Conway tomorrow.” She lives about 15 miles down the road in Maumelle.

Nonetheless - Thanks for the feedback. I began this blog with the hope that others would challenge some of the ideas I presented here. As you can see - traffic is still slow.
~JWK

]]> Comment on Another Benefit to High Gas Prices: Less Traffic Fatalities by No One http://jasonwkeith.com/2008/08/25/another-benefit-to-high-gas-prices-less-traffic-fatalities/#comment-41 No One Tue, 26 Aug 2008 15:04:11 +0000 http://jasonwkeith.com/2008/08/25/another-benefit-to-high-gas-prices-less-traffic-fatalities/#comment-41 I agree that lower traffic fatalities are definitely a positive attribute to the ever increasing gas prices, however with that said it can be argued that some of these "benefits" are simply a growing and changing soicial economic future. Three of the so-called benefits to high gas prices in the list can be partially and/or completely accredited to social evalution. Meaning, obesity has been an ongoing global problem for many years and this has a lot to do with the decrease in adolecent activity behavior, advanced technology, and an increase in fast-food establishments to name a few. There is something to be said for commutes and the fact that there is a percentage of people choosing to move closer to work, I would argue that people as a whole however are moving to lower cost of living areas and also to less dense populated communities/states and thus end up living closer to where they work by virture of the move, but there is no proof that the sole reason or should I say top reason they are moving is because of gas prices. And lastly, the entrepreneurs, I will not bore you with history statistics that fully support the fact that from the beginning of man and the climb of the social ladder we have strived to better ourselves. For the better part of 40 years Earth as a whole has looked at alternative resources, not just fuel. Several inventions have replaced products that were harmful to both humans and earth over the last decades thus proving that incentives for entrepreneurs can not be soley attributed to high gas prices. I do agree that there are positives to the increase in fuel but they can hardly be called benefits when they are not the sole outcome or reason for the increase. I do want to applaud you for your blog. Very interesting read. I agree that lower traffic fatalities are definitely a positive attribute to the ever increasing gas prices, however with that said it can be argued that some of these “benefits” are simply a growing and changing soicial economic future. Three of the so-called benefits to high gas prices in the list can be partially and/or completely accredited to social evalution. Meaning, obesity has been an ongoing global problem for many years and this has a lot to do with the decrease in adolecent activity behavior, advanced technology, and an increase in fast-food establishments to name a few. There is something to be said for commutes and the fact that there is a percentage of people choosing to move closer to work, I would argue that people as a whole however are moving to lower cost of living areas and also to less dense populated communities/states and thus end up living closer to where they work by virture of the move, but there is no proof that the sole reason or should I say top reason they are moving is because of gas prices. And lastly, the entrepreneurs, I will not bore you with history statistics that fully support the fact that from the beginning of man and the climb of the social ladder we have strived to better ourselves. For the better part of 40 years Earth as a whole has looked at alternative resources, not just fuel. Several inventions have replaced products that were harmful to both humans and earth over the last decades thus proving that incentives for entrepreneurs can not be soley attributed to high gas prices. I do agree that there are positives to the increase in fuel but they can hardly be called benefits when they are not the sole outcome or reason for the increase. I do want to applaud you for your blog. Very interesting read.

]]> Comment on Another Benefit to High Gas Prices: Less Traffic Fatalities by Jason http://jasonwkeith.com/2008/08/25/another-benefit-to-high-gas-prices-less-traffic-fatalities/#comment-37 Jason Tue, 26 Aug 2008 03:40:43 +0000 http://jasonwkeith.com/2008/08/25/another-benefit-to-high-gas-prices-less-traffic-fatalities/#comment-37 Great Point. I should have referenced my two previous posts. A quick summary of benefits include: *Less obesity as people are more apt to walk or ride a bicycle. *Less pollution as more people use mass transportation, walk, or bicycle. *Shorter commutes as people relocate (over time) closer to the places they work thus giving them more leisure and family time. *An increased incentive for entrepreneurs to invest in alternative fuels and create more American jobs. ~JWK Great Point. I should have referenced my two previous posts.

A quick summary of benefits include:
*Less obesity as people are more apt to walk or ride a bicycle.
*Less pollution as more people use mass transportation, walk, or bicycle.
*Shorter commutes as people relocate (over time) closer to the places they work thus giving them more leisure and family time.
*An increased incentive for entrepreneurs to invest in alternative fuels and create more American jobs.

~JWK

]]> Comment on Another Benefit to High Gas Prices: Less Traffic Fatalities by No One http://jasonwkeith.com/2008/08/25/another-benefit-to-high-gas-prices-less-traffic-fatalities/#comment-36 No One Tue, 26 Aug 2008 03:07:08 +0000 http://jasonwkeith.com/2008/08/25/another-benefit-to-high-gas-prices-less-traffic-fatalities/#comment-36 I'm curios as to what the "other" benefits are to high gas prices? I’m curios as to what the “other” benefits are to high gas prices?

]]> Comment on AngryRenter.com: Glenn Beck and Dick Armey Sound Off Against The Mortgage Bailout by MikeMorris http://jasonwkeith.com/2008/07/20/angryrentercom-glenn-beck-and-dick-armey-sound-off-against-the-mortgage-bailout/#comment-13 MikeMorris Fri, 25 Jul 2008 16:11:01 +0000 http://jasonwkeith.com/2008/07/23/angryrentercom-glenn-beck-and-dick-armey-sound-off-against-the-mortgage-bailout/#comment-13 This bill is legalized theft of taxpayers money... Nice opinion Keith This bill is legalized theft of taxpayers money… Nice opinion Keith

]]> Comment on I Am Not Nor Have I Ever Been A Member of the Democratic Party by Jason http://jasonwkeith.com/2008/05/23/i-am-not-nor-have-i-ever-been-a-member-of-the-democratic-party/#comment-12 Jason Fri, 25 Jul 2008 01:40:21 +0000 http://jasonwkeith.com/2008/05/23/i-am-not-nor-have-i-ever-been-a-member-of-the-democratic-party/#comment-12 I passed this quiz along to several of my coworkers not too long ago. Very few of the them ended up in the political spectrum they thought they would. I passed this quiz along to several of my coworkers not too long ago. Very few of the them ended up in the political spectrum they thought they would.

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