View Single Post
  #23  
Old 04-22-2007, 04:14 PM
pvn pvn is offline
Senior Member
 
Join Date: Jan 2004
Location: back despite popular demand
Posts: 10,955
Default Re: The Axiom of Choice

[ QUOTE ]
[ QUOTE ]
[ QUOTE ]
[ QUOTE ]


Jesus [censored] Christ.

[/ QUOTE ]

Why doesn't it?

[/ QUOTE ]

If your position is that being taxed is actually good for you, there's really no sense of arguing with you. An argument about diminishing marginal utility or helping the poor is one thing, but calling redistribution pareto-efficient because it helps the rich is beyond ridiculous.

[/ QUOTE ]

Let's say, hypothetically, you could prove 100% that having less money made you happier. How, exactly, would it be ridiculous?

[/ QUOTE ]

If this were actually true, even if it were not provable, there would be no need to use force to redistribute wealth.
Reply With Quote