Daniel Davies wrote:
>
> $2400 an hour might seem quite a lot of money to spend on a prostitute, but
> you have to remember that it's a positional good.

About 50 years ago (or more) David Rockefeller used to tuck $1000 bills
in the stockings of cigarette girls in night clubs. That $1000 in (say)
1940 must have been worth quite a bit more than $2400 in 2005 dollars.
And for quite a bit less time than an hour!

Carrol

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