To an economist, the following is not controversial
How can I be faulted for supplying the community with
$50 million worth of goods and/or services?
but if it costs $20 million [MBTE for example] to clean the pollution and
your goods/services cause $10 million in additional health care costs,
the value is $20 million. There certainly are cases where the damage to
the environment is greater than the value of the products and services
produced.
Bill
How can I be faulted for supplying the community with
$50 million worth of goods and/or services?
On Sat, 31 May 2003 13:13:14 -0400 [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
> I think that a progressive tax system is important for
> cross-subsidization
> which I find to be congruent with community. Community, like family
> is
> based on cross subsidization.
>
> arthur
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Harry Pollard [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Sent: Friday, May 30, 2003 4:58 PM
> To: Cordell, Arthur: ECOM; [EMAIL PROTECTED];
> [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: RE: [Futurework] Exit ramp for Europe (collateral damage on
> Tar
> C reek)
>
>
> Arthur and Karen,
>
> I doubt you would object to my so increasing my skills and work
> habits that
> I make $50 million. How can I be faulted for supplying the community
> with
> $50 million worth of goods and/or services?
>
> Whether I could - or should - do something else such as lying on the
> beach
> is really none of your business.
>
> So, is it "greed" - a thoroughly subjective judgement - or something
>
> thoroughly commendable?
>
> Harry
>
> ------------------------------------------
>
> Arthur wrote:
>
> >It's not the voices of enlightened self interest that will do it,
> rather
> >it is the selfish enlightened self interest that occurs when the
> >overstuffed sloth realizes that the future may not resemble the
> >past. Greed can follow many paths--in this case long term greed
> >maximization might push for a solid middle class (and leave this
> >overstuffed sloth to choke on his riches and not be choked by a
> >disgruntled untermensch)
> >arthur
> >[Cordell, Arthur: ECOM]
> > -----Original Message-----
> >From: Karen Watters Cole [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> >Sent: Friday, May 30, 2003 11:30 AM
> >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> >Cc: Cordell, Arthur: ECOM; [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED];
> >[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> >Subject: RE: [Futurework] Exit ramp for Europe (collateral damage on
> Tar
> >Creek)
> >
> >Arthur, who are the voices of enlightened self interest who can
> effect
> >something from what many fear is runaway greed and despotism?
> Where is
> >that line in the sand that says, Enough?
> >
> >
> >
> >Does Bill Gates' philanthropy have to represent this class all by
> >himself? Who are the models for doing something today to prevent
> >shirtless mobs in the future? Warren Buffet wrote a biting opinion
> piece
> >recently opposing the Bush2 tax cut plan. Are these the only role
> models
> >because they are fabulously wealthy?
> >
> >
> >
> >Have we reached a point where the voices heard are just those at
> the top
> >of the money pyramid and those grumbling at the bottom? If so,
> then is
> >that our only new cultural enlightenment of any voice?
> >
> >
> >
> >I ask you this not as a challenge, but because I know you will
> apply
> >thoughtfulness to a reply.
> >
> >
> >
> >- KWC
> >
> >
> >
> >That is why policy should appeal to the rich on the basis of
> "enlightened
> >self-interest" Redistribution today or be attacked by the
> "shirtless"
> >mobs tomorrow.
> >
> >
> >
> >PS I apologize for the font size here. While I am typing this my
> email
> >program insists it is size 11 Arial, but it appears on my screen
> more like
> >7.5 and then when I see it afterwards it appears to be 12. I have
> not
> >been able to correct this with simple default changes, seems to be
>
> >something else.
>
>
> ****************************************************
> Harry Pollard
> Henry George School of Social Science of Los Angeles
> Box 655 Tujunga CA 91042
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