Let's play...WHO SAID IT?
Here is the quote:
"The yawning inequality of income and wealth is not because the middle class isn’t working hard enough or because the richest fraction of a percent is making an enormous contribution,” [BLANK] told Salon. “Much of the reason is what economists call ‘rent seeking,’ or extracting money without doing anything useful, mostly in the financial sector. It’s a wonder the economy has the strength to get out of bed in the morning.”
Wow. That actually sounds right to me. Of course, when you read it in context, it's a little creepy. Still, interesting.
Here is the quote:
"The yawning inequality of income and wealth is not because the middle class isn’t working hard enough or because the richest fraction of a percent is making an enormous contribution,” [BLANK] told Salon. “Much of the reason is what economists call ‘rent seeking,’ or extracting money without doing anything useful, mostly in the financial sector. It’s a wonder the economy has the strength to get out of bed in the morning.”
Wow. That actually sounds right to me. Of course, when you read it in context, it's a little creepy. Still, interesting.
4 comments:
I would never have guessed.
But Salon started out with "Americans of all political persuasions will say overwhelmingly that they prefer 'tougher rules'...”. I guess they never heard of libertarians.
I was shocked, but I bet she has just the plan to fix it.
are you really surprised???
"She"? Guys, you have to read past the headline and the scary picture.
"...argues Brad Miller, former congressman now a senior fellow at the Center for American Progress. “The yawning inequality of income and wealth is not because the middle class isn’t working hard enough or because the richest fraction of a percent is making an enormous contribution,” he told Salon. "
And I've never heard of Brad Miller.
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