I don't know if he's a troll or not. Most of what he says reflects the orthodoxy among economists. He's sort of a Keynesian.
The official view of the "value of human life" is that it's nothing but the price of human life, set by supply and demand. Some or even many economists are embarrassed by this vision (since it goes against the basic equality that's at the center of liberal theory), but it's used by government and the legal system (so it's not part of liberal practice). On Fri, Apr 26, 2013 at 9:19 AM, raghu <[email protected]> wrote: > On Fri, Apr 26, 2013 at 9:38 AM, Julio Huato <[email protected]> wrote: > >> The true issue with Yglesias' piece is that he assumes inequality with >> gusto and glee. Disgusting indeed. >> > > > > The true issue with Yglesias is that he is a troll. Maybe he is > consciously saying outrageous things to increase his page views ,or maybe > he is doing it just for kicks. Either way, this is not worth commenting on. > -raghu. > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > pen-l mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.csuchico.edu/mailman/listinfo/pen-l > > -- Jim Devine / "Segui il tuo corso, e lascia dir le genti." (Go your own way and let people talk.) -- Karl, paraphrasing Dante.
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