We do need a better accounting system. Ed Weick
----- Original Message ----- From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Saturday, May 31, 2003 8:49 PM Subject: Re: [Futurework] Exit ramp for Europe (collateral damage on Tar C reek) > 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 > > Tel: (818) 352-4141 -- Fax: (818) 353-2242 > > http://home.attbi.com/~haledward > > **************************************************** > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Futurework mailing list > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > http://scribe.uwaterloo.ca/mailman/listinfo/futurework > > > > > > ________________________________________________________________ > The best thing to hit the internet in years - Juno SpeedBand! > Surf the web up to FIVE TIMES FASTER! > Only $14.95/ month - visit www.juno.com to sign up today! > _______________________________________________ > Futurework mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://scribe.uwaterloo.ca/mailman/listinfo/futurework _______________________________________________ Futurework mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://scribe.uwaterloo.ca/mailman/listinfo/futurework
