Re: Backbone finding dems in House to tax the rich

On Thu, 16 Jul 2009 12:09:06 -0700, AZDuffman wrote:

On Jul 16, 1:56 pm, Michael Coburn <mik...@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
On Thu, 16 Jul 2009 10:44:37 -0700, AZDuffman wrote:
On Jul 16, 1:13 pm, Michael Coburn <mik...@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

True story.  But the income you receive in excess of that which is
EARNED is "free money".  In neoclassical parlance it is called
"producer surplus".  And this surplus is normally captured by an
"owner" who hires a "business manager" or an accountant to do the
actual work, taking only the UNEARNED income.  And this "PASSIVE"
income is what will normally be taxed when ultra high incomes are
taxed.

Sheeeese.  I guess I gota ask--are you more of a fan of Marx or
Lennin?

Neither.  I am a liberal.  My passion is JUSTICE.

I knew you were a liberal, that means you must like both of them.

Since when is "justice" taking someone else's money to pay for your
health care? Where I come from "justice" means putting thieves,
murderers, and rapists in prison.

That's because your definition of justice is rightarded.

The reclamation and redistribution of truly unearned increments is
justice in the pure sense. Such incomes are stolen wages; they are
economic rent:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Economic_rent

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