Comments on: Of safety nets and inequality

By: pushmedia1

pushmedia1 — Sun, 25 Oct 2009 19:48:07 +0000

Steve, no it doesn’t. It suggests that policies that trade growth for equity aren’t smart. I didn’t say anything about there being a necessary trade-off.

By: Steve Roth

Steve Roth — Sat, 24 Oct 2009 12:08:46 +0000

This posits a tradeoff: equality vs. growth. But it’s a false choice.

http://www.asymptosis.com/socialism-and-prosperity.html

By: pushmedia1

pushmedia1 — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 00:02:59 +0000

Well ok…

By: swong

swong — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 23:18:45 +0000

All else being equal, why do we value hard work over productive, effective work? Does suffering give it moral credence?

By: pushmedia1

pushmedia1 — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 23:22:01 +0000

Because people tend to like more rather than less stuff? I mean, give me all your stuff if you don’t want it.

By: swong

swong — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 23:07:25 +0000

Haven’t there been some studies showing that many lottery winners are actually less happy a few years down the road?

Why should hard work be valued?