tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6874186638051057213.post2093339748907620237..comments2023-10-10T03:26:29.130-07:00Comments on Poet's Musings: The Economy Needs the PoorHans Ostromhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18430196297977803990noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6874186638051057213.post-57297252086115048662012-11-03T03:07:43.816-07:002012-11-03T03:07:43.816-07:00This shit bugs me every, every day too, especially...This shit bugs me every, every day too, especially as I have a brother who's fallen victim to the psychic plague of "libertarianism". He once explained to me quite solemnly that the poor can be viewed as a positive externality, in classical economics terms, because they make richer people feel even better about themselves!<br /><br />Not everybody sees things that way:<br /><br />話說天下大勢,分久必合,合久必分<br /><br />"It is a general truism of this world that anything long divided will surely unite, and anything long united will surely divide"<br /><br />Oh well, cheers me up anyhow.<br /><br /> between-the-lineshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15523250378946750149noreply@blogger.com