What if one rich guy would be better off and everyone else would be reduced to penury. Would redistributive tariffs be ok then?
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You almost made me spit my coffee out with that. From this point, onward, assume that I'm using "mights" and "maybes" where needed.
To answer your question, I would obviously support redistribution in large quantities under that example. But, needless to say, this is not what seems likely to happen, unless we look only at a few pieces of the picture -- namely, the businessman who outsourced and the workers who lost their jobs. (In fact, on this one occasion, I'll guarantee that this would not happen.) But, again, that ignores the Chinese who, at this point in time, seem likely to gain those jobs, as well as ignoring the other (Americans, Europeans, Guatemalans, Japanese, Aussies, whatever) who will likely see the cost of food, cars, clothing, computers, etc., fall, thereby raising their living standards. Conservatives want live babies so they can raise them to be dead soldiers. - George Carlin
my coffee
Excuse me. That should read "my colored water that Americans call coffee," according to Migeru. Conservatives want live babies so they can raise them to be dead soldiers. - George Carlin
But you only have 4 or 5 espressos a day, which I suppose is ok. One in your capuccino for breakfast, a mid-morning coffee, one after lunch, one after your (early) dinner. Matches the Spanish pattern (the last one happens at tea-time way before our (late) dinner. guaranteed to evoke a violent reaction from police is to challenge their right to "define the situation." --- David Graeber citing Marc Cooper
Several cups of Italian coffee in the morning would kill you.
Being of British and Irish ancestry, I have little doubt that you're right. But my ancestors' side of Europe has better beer. Conservatives want live babies so they can raise them to be dead soldiers. - George Carlin
Warm bear, ugh! guaranteed to evoke a violent reaction from police is to challenge their right to "define the situation." --- David Graeber citing Marc Cooper
Coming back to this a little late - I suspect this one fact on its own explains a huge amount of US politics and culture.
What would be your reaction? No raindrop believes itself responsible for the flood that follows.
Both are experimental questions. guaranteed to evoke a violent reaction from police is to challenge their right to "define the situation." --- David Graeber citing Marc Cooper
Social Science, especially economics, is collectively at the point where physics was while Newton lived, or where Biology was when Darwin made his first trip on the Beagle. We've found some empirical correlations. We have a few theories that seem internally consistent. Do we have great working models of real economies or real social systems? No. We know more about the weather. No raindrop believes itself responsible for the flood that follows.
