http://blogcritics.org/ A sinister cabal of superior bloggers on music, books, film, popular culture, politics, and technology - updated continuously. en Copyright 2005 by the authors Thu, 12 Aug 2004 07:56:00 EDT http://backend.userland.com/rss Blogcritics.org custom software http://blogcritics.org/archives/2004/08/10/123629.php#comment-79405 No prob S. Michael, and good post - very interesting approach, and not without some basis in reality: there is nothing wrong with the very wealthy voluntarily giving freely, and many do if only for tax purposes, but not too many are going to reduce their holdings by 90%, wouldn't be prudent. And as we have found out here, there are still plenty of unreconstructed redistributionists left in various guises. 79405@blogcritics.org Thu, 12 Aug 2004 07:56:00 EDT http://blogcritics.org/archives/2004/08/10/123629.php#comment-79384 Oops...sorry. 79384@blogcritics.org Thu, 12 Aug 2004 00:16:37 EDT http://blogcritics.org/archives/2004/08/10/123629.php#comment-79339 Fixed, thanks BCB, in case anyone is interested, you can't put HML in the Excerpt section in Movable Type 79339@blogcritics.org Wed, 11 Aug 2004 17:32:15 EDT http://blogcritics.org/archives/2004/08/10/123629.php#comment-79320 I think there's a coding problem on this page. Just above the BlogCritics logo at the top, is a thin line of type that says this: "We're going to take things away from you on behalf of the common good." This has long been the mantra of those desiring control over members of society that are more talented and successful than themselves.]]>"/> Below the logo, the page is fine, and the text is included again in the blog. ?? 79320@blogcritics.org Wed, 11 Aug 2004 15:53:01 EDT http://blogcritics.org/archives/2004/08/10/123629.php#comment-79263 "So what's it like being a political fossil?" Yes...individual liberty and property rights are so 1776. What was I thinking? 79263@blogcritics.org Wed, 11 Aug 2004 12:31:45 EDT http://blogcritics.org/archives/2004/08/10/123629.php#comment-79223 How 'bout a post on the Commie influence among Hollywood screenwriters? 79223@blogcritics.org Wed, 11 Aug 2004 07:09:06 EDT http://blogcritics.org/archives/2004/08/10/123629.php#comment-79222 I wonder if the rich are willing to pay higher taxes just to keep poor angry sick people away from their gated communites? Maybe that's the approach; appeal to their sense of landscaping aesthetic. PS: Been a while since I read a screed against "Socialism" and Hillary. So what's it like being a political fossil? 79222@blogcritics.org Wed, 11 Aug 2004 07:08:11 EDT http://blogcritics.org/archives/2004/08/10/123629.php#comment-79195 Most legitimate psychological studies have shown that income level is poorly correlated with happiness level, assuming the individual or family in question is above basic subsistence/poverty levels and can afford food and shelter. You'd never know that for the way people chase material possessions to fill the void in their souls. Bless you, my lambs. That is all. 79195@blogcritics.org Wed, 11 Aug 2004 01:05:59 EDT http://blogcritics.org/archives/2004/08/10/123629.php#comment-79184 Pretty novel approach though. Instead of taking the usual socialist tact of demonizing the "malefactors of wealth," this guy is pretending to be genuinely concerned about their emotional well-being. Cute. 79184@blogcritics.org Tue, 10 Aug 2004 23:42:11 EDT