tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-122860087135730716.post4749099892194395231..comments2024-03-11T00:20:28.670-07:00Comments on Richard H. Serlin: Massive Income Inequality, and Achievement among the 99%Richard H. Serlinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09824966626830758801noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-122860087135730716.post-83719332462806599032012-02-20T04:32:19.258-08:002012-02-20T04:32:19.258-08:00"To an extreme libertarian, every thing else ..."To an extreme libertarian, every thing else that's so precious in life is worth nothing compared to even the tiniest spec of personal freedom."<br /><br />http://delong.typepad.com/sdj/2011/02/empirical-proof-that-americas-libertarians-are-completely-insane.html<br /><br />Seen this one?neminoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-122860087135730716.post-51397360142851676212011-12-19T09:45:52.215-08:002011-12-19T09:45:52.215-08:00So what -- my preferences are my preferences. And...So what -- my preferences are my preferences. And Serlin, you're a crackpot of the first rank.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-122860087135730716.post-73219287293487017202011-12-03T20:57:46.028-08:002011-12-03T20:57:46.028-08:00To an extreme libertarian, every thing else that&#...To an extreme libertarian, every thing else that's so precious in life is worth nothing compared to even the tiniest spec of personal freedom. There's no balance, no tradeoffs. You don't give up even the tiniest spec no matter how much suffering or loss you prevent in return, no matter how much more utility, wealth, health, growth, happiness you would create in return. <br /><br />The tiniest spec of personal freedom that hardly anyone would even notice is still more important.Richard H. Serlinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09824966626830758801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-122860087135730716.post-18905652832860708262011-12-03T20:47:53.771-08:002011-12-03T20:47:53.771-08:00Libertario's educated enough in economics and ...Libertario's educated enough in economics and smart enough to know full well that society won't work for the vast majority of these people, and it will be tragic. He knows this; he just doesn't care if it means giving up even a speck of personal personal freedom to prevent it. <br /><br />It's a very ugly extremist philosophy where nothing matters in comparison to maximal personal freedom. You don't give up even the tiniest spec, even if it will prevent monumental suffering and loss. That spec of personal freedom is more important, more important than anything.Richard H. Serlinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09824966626830758801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-122860087135730716.post-51627035805738630862011-11-16T08:50:16.312-08:002011-11-16T08:50:16.312-08:00It would be nice if you and a gang of like-minded ...It would be nice if you and a gang of like-minded bloggers could hold Libertario's feet to the fire long enough to get him to explain how to make society work for McDonalds employees and nursing home aides.<br /><br />They keep getting stuck in the easy stuff, college majors with degrees in French literature, single moms with 3 kids before age 21, 16 year old boys who's rather run crack than stay in high school.<br /><br />Make society work so 2 minimum wage people, each working 30 hours a week, can live in a 1 bedroom apartment and commute an hour or less to work each day and still have money enough for minimum food and clothing. No vacations, no car, just basic staying alive stuff. If society would reward the work and discipline needed to survive there, I don't care what they do to those damn French majors.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com