10-22-2008, 09:04 PM
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Was MuckFich06 until I was a smartass.
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Join Date: Oct 2006
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Joe the Plumber meet Adam the Intellectual Father of Capitalism (Smith):
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"The necessaries of life occasion the great expense of the poor. . . . The luxuries and vanities of life occasion the principal expense of the rich, and a magnificent house embellishes and sets off to the best advantage all the other luxuries and vanities which they possess. . . . It is not very unreasonable that the rich should contribute to the public expense, not only in proportion to their revenue, but something more than in that proportion."
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The Daily Dish | By Andrew Sullivan (October 22, 2008) - Adam Smith On Spreading The Wealth |