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← The payments should go to everyone, rich or poor, to avoid invidious distinctions

17 connected korrents · 12 moments from 30 Apr 2012 to 27 Oct 2026.

Everything filed under fiscal policy fiscal policy Everything filed under economists economists Everything filed under inflation inflation Everything filed under public debt public debt Everything filed under happiness happiness Everything filed under America America Everything filed under government government Same subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subject Read this korrent: The payments should go to everyone, rich or poor, to avoid invidious distinctions The payments should go to everyone, richor poor, to avoid invidious distinctions TP Thomas Paine — holds since c. 1795–1797 — tap for who they are Same subject: Every civilized country has, or could have, plenty for all, and sharing existing wealth fairly would make everyone comparatively comfortable — tap to centre the map on it Every civilized country has, orcould have, plenty for all, andsharing existing wealth fairly wouldmake everyone comparativelycomfortable WM William Morris — holds since c. 1883–1888 — tap for who they are Same subject: It would be better, even economically, to prevent poverty by giving everyone something to begin with at 21 — tap to centre the map on it It would be better, eveneconomically, to prevent poverty bygiving everyone something to beginwith at 21 TP Thomas Paine — holds since c. 1795–1797 — tap for who they are Same subject: Having banked almost everyone does not entitle banks to a fee on every transaction in society. — tap to centre the map on it Having banked almost everyone doesnot entitle banks to a fee on everytransaction in society. Last stated a year ago 13 Aug 2025 PM Patrick McKenzie — holds since 2025-08-13 — tap for who they are Same subject: In society people cannot avoid being divided into rich who command and poor who serve — tap to centre the map on it In society people cannot avoid beingdivided into rich who command andpoor who serve VO Voltaire — holds since c. 1752–1774 — tap for who they are Same subject: Competition that removes differentiation makes everyone worse off, because it assumes people already know what they want. — tap to centre the map on it Competition that removesdifferentiation makes everyone worseoff, because it assumes peoplealready know what they want. Last stated 11 months ago 9 Dec 2025 RS Rory Sutherland — holds since 2025-12-09 — tap for who they are Same subject: The rich need not apologize for wealth but should acknowledge everyone should pay a fair share — tap to centre the map on it The rich need not apologize forwealth but should acknowledgeeveryone should pay a fair share Last stated 15 years ago 30 Apr 2012 SK Stephen King — holds since 2012-04-30 — tap for who they are Same subject: Having the rich pay taxes in the same proportion is a practical necessity and a moral imperative for America — tap to centre the map on it Having the rich pay taxes in thesame proportion is a practicalnecessity and a moral imperative forAmerica Last stated 15 years ago 30 Apr 2012 SK Stephen King — holds since 2012-04-30 — tap for who they are Same subject: Governments should pay a lot for children and let the people who respond reveal which cultural compromises are acceptable, rather than deciding in advance which value to give up. — tap to centre the map on it Governments should pay a lot forchildren and let the people whorespond reveal which culturalcompromises are acceptable, ratherthan deciding in advance which valueto give up. Last stated 3 years ago 3 Oct 2023 RH Robin Hanson — holds since 2023-10-03 — tap for who they are Same subject: A central bank can eliminate a self-fulfilling ('sunspot') debt crisis simply by credibly committing to buy as many bonds as needed at the low interest rate. — tap to centre the map on it A central bank can eliminate aself-fulfilling ('sunspot') debtcrisis simply by credibly committingto buy as many bonds as needed atthe low interest rate. Last stated 4 years ago 1 Jun 2022 OB Olivier Blanchard — holds since 2022-06-01 — tap for who they are Same subject: Argentina is facing a recession, increasing debt, and the destruction of industrial, educational, and scientific capacities. — tap to centre the map on it Argentina is facing a recession,increasing debt, and the destructionof industrial, educational, andscientific capacities. Last stated a year ago 30 Sept 2025 CK Cristina Fernández de Kirchner — holds since 2025-09-30 — tap for who they are Same subject: China's local governments are going to be too burdened by debt to do much of anything for a few years. — tap to centre the map on it China's local governments are goingto be too burdened by debt to domuch of anything for a few years. Last stated a week ago 27 Oct 2026 NS Noah Smith — holds since 2026-10-27 — tap for who they are Same subject: A company's staff-engineer bar should be set against the best companies in the industry rather than against its own history, which is what makes title inflation a real cost. — tap to centre the map on it A company's staff-engineer barshould be set against the bestcompanies in the industry ratherthan against its own history, whichis what makes title inflation a realcost. Last stated 7 months ago 1 Apr 2026 TP Thuan Pham — holds since 2026-04-01 — tap for who they are Same subject: AI may bring about widespread supply- and technologically-induced deflation. — tap to centre the map on it AI may bring about widespreadsupply- and technologically-induceddeflation. Last stated 3 weeks ago 13 Oct 2026 JC John H. Cochrane — holds since 2026-10-13 — tap for who they are Same subject: AI spending is crowding out other economic activity and driving up prices. — tap to centre the map on it AI spending is crowding out othereconomic activity and driving upprices. Last stated a month ago 25 Sept 2026 JM Josh Marshall — holds since 2026-09-25 — tap for who they are Same subject: Adam Smith’s vision of how greedy self-interest serves the public good is unnatural. — tap to centre the map on it Adam Smith’s vision of how greedyself-interest serves the public goodis unnatural. Last stated 3 weeks ago 14 Oct 2026 JC John H. Cochrane — holds since 2026-10-14 — tap for who they are Same subject: Among the leading candidates for greatest economist of all time, Adam Smith was analytically the weakest, save perhaps Malthus. — tap to centre the map on it Among the leading candidates forgreatest economist of all time, AdamSmith was analytically the weakest,save perhaps Malthus. Last stated 3 years ago 1 Oct 2023 TC Tyler Cowen — holds since 2023-10-01 — tap for who they are Same subject: An inability to see the viewpoints of people unlike oneself is a genuine weakness in a social scientist, not merely a separate moral failing. — tap to centre the map on it An inability to see the viewpointsof people unlike oneself is agenuine weakness in a socialscientist, not merely a separatemoral failing. Last stated 3 years ago 1 Oct 2023 TC Tyler Cowen — holds since 2023-10-01 — tap for who they are
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At the centre The payments should go to everyone, rich or poor, to avoid invidious distinctions Last stated c. 1795–1797 Holds Thomas Paine Read this korrent →