These libertarians were against all forms of government, until one of them got a government job.
Michael Perelman Economics Department California State University Chico, CA 95929 Tel. 530-898-5321 E-Mail michael at ecst.csuchico.edu michaelperelman.wordpress.com From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Shane Mage Sent: Tuesday, October 06, 2009 12:43 PM To: Progressive Economics Subject: Re: [Pen-l] Left/Right spectrum On Oct 6, 2009, at 3:23 PM, Michael Perelman wrote: Actually, they name themselves after an English libertarian publication, Cato's Letters, which turns out to be quite influential in the course of economics. And who is the Cato that Hazlitt (no libertarian he, not even if the term were not anachronistic in his case) chose as his hero? On Tue, Oct 06, 2009 at 03:15:28PM -0400, Shane Mage wrote: On Oct 6, 2009, at 1:56 PM, Michael Perelman wrote: I don't think that the Cato people are bad people... Nor do I, though they name themselves after one of the worst people in Roman history. Shane Mage This cosmos did none of gods or men make, but it always was and is and shall be: an everlasting fire, kindling in measures and going out in measures." Herakleitos of Ephesos
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