Alarming News: I like Morgan Freeberg. A lot.
American Digest: And I like this from "The Blog That Nobody Reads", because it is -- mostly -- about me. What can I say? I'm on an ego trip today. It won't last.
Anti-Idiotarian Rottweiler: We were following a trackback and thinking "hmmm... this is a bloody excellent post!", and then we realized that it was just part III of, well, three...Damn. I wish I'd written those.
Anti-Idiotarian Rottweiler: ...I just remembered that I found a new blog a short while ago, House of Eratosthenes, that I really like. I like his common sense approach and his curiosity when it comes to why people believe what they believe rather than just what they believe.
Brutally Honest: Morgan Freeberg is brilliant.
Dr. Melissa Clouthier: Morgan Freeberg at House of Eratosthenes (pftthats a mouthful) honors big boned women in skimpy clothing. The picture there is priceless--keep scrolling down.
Exile in Portales: Via Gerard: Morgan Freeberg, a guy with a lot to say. And he speaks The Truth...and it's fascinating stuff. Worth a read, or three. Or six.
Just Muttering: Two nice pieces at House of Eratosthenes, one about a perhaps unintended effect of the Enron mess, and one on the Gore-y environ-movie.
Mein Blogovault: Make "the Blog that No One Reads" one of your daily reads.
The Virginian: I know this post will offend some people, but the author makes some good points.
Poetic Justice: Cletus! Ah gots a laiv one fer yew...
Oh, my. At this hectic time of year, which isn’t supposed to be hectic at all but somehow is anyway…this just might catch on.
It seems that the urge to give the shirt off the other guys back in the interests of social justice and displaying compassion for the little guy is one that is not going to go away anytime soon…
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Since it’s been established that this kind of thinking is not likely to go away, what we have to do is simply redefine what it is to be wealthy. To the people who choose not to take the ambitious path in life, to those who take the European view that leisure time and taking it easy are the true measure of a rich life, I say that you are absolutely right. Wealth should not be determined by how much money or how many things I have accumulated, but rather by how happy I am…
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Once we convince them completely that feeling good is the goal of life and that leisure is the new money…we start taxing it. Anyone working less than eighty hours a week will be forced to split the difference with the hours that they are putting in and subsidize the hard working for those hours…At a certain point, I think that you have accumulated enough free time. It’s a good idea I think to spread the wealth around…
Hehe. I should have been on top of what’s coming out of Mark’s mind here, but I wasn’t. Grateful hat tip to Joan.
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i think “wealthy” should be defined as the net worth of the wealthiest member of Congress, plus 10%. After all, our congresscritters are just common, everyday folks, right?
- Jason | 12/20/2010 @ 08:27The issue of taxing the wealthy is somewhat addressed on this list (item #29)…the misinformed may think the statement is true. It is not. This country does not have a wealth tax yet.
Once you accept the plain truth that it’s possible to be wealthy and have a low income, and that it’s possible to have a very high income without having accumulated too much wealth, the logic of a progressive tax system is dealt a severe blow. As little wrinkles like this are smoothed out, and we continue to maintain that double standard that says Congress should be exempted from the pain it causes others — eventually we’ll have to say what we mean: Congress should be entitled to have & keep stuff, and maybe some of their closest friends too. Everyone else should know their place, with the dumbest among us slaving away to make it all go.
- mkfreeberg | 12/20/2010 @ 08:37