# Urth Digest, Vol 57, Issue 25

*The Urth list — 1 messages, 1 voices, 19 May 2009*

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### David Stockhoff
*19 May 2009, 21:16*

Art Laffer, huh?

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> From: "James Wynn" <crushtv at gmail.com>
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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.
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> http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124260067214828295.html
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> They leave.
> Just as the pilgrims left when Wat set up shop in the forest.
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> So the arrangement is unsustainable (if increased prosperity for all is the 
> goal).
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> J. 
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