Re: novel argument against taxing rents


"Robert Vienneau" <rvien@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote

I think Rosa Luxemburg, writing from quite a different tradition,
used priests, prostitutes, and publishers of liberal newspapers
as her canonical examples of unproductive labor.


Damn! How could I have missed priests?!?

In all seriousness, if we define "productive" merely as "providing what
people want", then purveyors of propaganda like Rush Limbaugh and Sean
Hannity are incredibly productive. Propaganda costs so little to produce,
and is so satisfying to consume, that Fat Rush and Little Sean deserve every
penny they "earn" :-)

-- TP


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