Once upon a time, John Stuart Mill could write these words truthfully (“Of the Influence of Consumption on Production,” 1844):
It is no longer supposed that you benefit the producer by taking his money, provided you give it to him again in exchange for his goods.
He was talking, of course, about government tax-transfer programs intended to stimulate employment by subsidizing consumption. We cannot say this today.
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This picture shows him masked up for another robbery. He threw it all away for a $355k contract. This is the tip of the iceberg. A jury convicted former Vice Chief of Naval Operations ADM Robert Burke of four counts related to what prosecutors call a bribery scheme to...
In his appearances on shows like Dick Cavett’s, Norman Mailer often showed himself to be an immense ego. Especially while seated across from his ever contrasting, literary sparring partner, Gore Vidal. Mailer as curmudgeon and as one audience member yells,...
Leo examines the internet version of Enver Hoxha's scintillating multi-volume memoirs. Wokepedia should be avoided at all costs. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Zu0PVaBj7Q
