Subject: (urth) Urth Digest, Vol 57, Issue 25

From: David Stockhoff <dstockhoff at verizon.net>
Date: Tue, 19 May 2009 21:16:53 +0000

Art Laffer, huh?

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Date: Tue, 19 May 2009 15:01:03 -0500
From: "James Wynn" <crushtv at gmail.com>
Subject: Re: (urth) Gene Wolfe Fans Talk Politics (Again)
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You can say that "Well, we live in a society, and that's just the burden 
that rich people will have to bear to live in it with us. Fine. The Wall 
Street Journal has an article yesterday by Art Laffer on what the response 
of rich people is to that ultimatum.

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124260067214828295.html

They leave.
Just as the pilgrims left when Wat set up shop in the forest.

So the arrangement is unsustainable (if increased prosperity for all is the 
goal).

J. 

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