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1. sean

   @magpie ultimately I think the only thing they would consider vital would be staying in power

   about 3 minutes ago from web at Leichhardt, New South Wales, Australia in context
2. magpie

   @sean You've got a point there. The "great moral challenge" and the RSPT fiasco.

   about 4 minutes ago from web at Sydney, New South Wales, Australia in context
3. sean

   @magpie other than supply, I don't know what would be so vital that they would go to the polls, unless they were confident of a victory. After all, the "greatest moral challenge of our time" wasn't vital enough!

   about 28 minutes ago from web at Leichhardt, New South Wales, Australia in context
4. magpie

   @sean Any basic, introductory (kinda "Modal Logic for Dummies") resources on the net on that topic?

   about 29 minutes ago from web in context
5. sean

   @michaeltstrss76 not really the idea of this place

   about 32 minutes ago from web at 33°52'59"S 151°9'0"E in context
6. magpie

   @sean If it was vital for them, they might be forced to.

   about 33 minutes ago from web at 33°52'4"S 151°12'26"E in context
7. sean

   @magpie absolutely I could see that happen, but that wouldn't be enough to go to an election unless Labor wanted to

   about 38 minutes ago from web at 33°52'59"S 151°9'0"E in context
8. magpie

   @sean I know. But that's not what I was asking. Let me put it this way: can you conceive any scenario where the 3 Amigos would side with the Coalition in the House against a law projected vital to Labor?

   about 40 minutes ago from web at 33°52'4"S 151°12'26"E in context
9. sean

   @magpie all I can claim is a passing familiarity with modal logic. I get the impression it is more the domain of philosophers than mathematicians these days.

   about 48 minutes ago from web at 33°52'59"S 151°9'0"E in context
10. sean

    @magpie Abbott cannot force a return to the polls, unless someone peels away from supporting the Govt on supply and confidence motions

    about 49 minutes ago from web in context
11. magpie

    @sean Hey Stubborn, let me ask you something as a mathematician: are you good at modal logic?

    about 4 hours ago from web in context
12. magpie

    @sean I see what you mean. A Greens/Labour alliance could, by themselves, approve laws at the Senate, but at the House the situation is more complex: the 3 Amigos + Wilkie didn't promise support. Could Abbott push Labor to a double dissolution?

    about 5 hours ago from web at 33°52'4"S 151°12'26"E in context
13. blogbot

    Post by Thoma: links for 2010-09-08 http://bit.ly/buewI5 !econ

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    Post by Thoma: "The Dramatic Jump in the Actual Unemployment Rate ... is ... Largely a Cyclical Phenomenon" http://bit.ly/aKIg6f !econ

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    Post by Thoma: "The Odd Logic of Tort Reform" http://bit.ly/aelbNJ !econ

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    Post by Bill M: The US President isn’t trying hard enough http://bit.ly/bYuL6e !mmt

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17. sean

    @magpie it is in the interests of the independents to make it last, so it has a reasonable chance

    about a day ago from web at 33°52'59"S 151°9'0"E in context
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    Post by Mosler: Fears Grow over the Fate of Irish Economy, Banks http://bit.ly/cK0ehw !mmt

    about a day ago from twitterfeed
19. magpie

    @sean Well, I think that the prediction that the Govt is going to have a hard time is quite safe: just a continuation of what happened since Abbott took charge. But, it will make it to 2013?

    about a day ago from web in context
20. sean

    @magpie it will be an interesting 3 years. I think that the Govt will survive and some legislation will get through (eg NBN), but some things will be a struggle.

    about a day ago from web at 33°52'59"S 151°9'0"E in context