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Re: Why am I stupid enough to work?

Kakugo — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 07:29:56 GMT

Yes, sometimes I wonder that too...

Re: Why am I stupid enough to work?

Andrew Cain — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 05:31:19 GMT

Esuric:
Because Marx says that labor is an absolutely vital component of your well-being, wage or no wage (in fact, he says wages are evil!).

A lovely gift from the Calvinist British economists.

Re: Why am I stupid enough to work?

Esuric — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 05:28:58 GMT

Tukaram:
So I was reading article on the homepage about the implicit marginal tax rate and I think I got the message. Down at the bottom of the article it list all kinds of benefits I could get if I were just a little bit poorer. If I were take a $8,000 a year pay cut I would be in the right range to receive about $27,800 in benefits. Since the Constitution guarantees me food stamps, section 8, Medicaid etc why exactly do I work?

Because Marx says that labor is an absolutely vital component of your well-being, wage or no wage (in fact, he says wages are evil!).

Re: Why am I stupid enough to work?

Tukaram — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 05:25:49 GMT

Damn my parents for raising me right! (it's always the parents fault)

Re: Why am I stupid enough to work?

Jonathan M. F. Catalán — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 05:24:55 GMT

Tukaram:

f I were take a $8,000 a year pay cut I would be in the right range to receive about $27,800 in benefits. Since the Constitution guarantees me food stamps, section 8, Medicaid etc why exactly do I work?

Because you're not a thief?

Why am I stupid enough to work?

Tukaram — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 05:13:27 GMT

So I was reading article on the homepage about the implicit marginal tax rate and I think I got the message. Down at the bottom of the article it list all kinds of benefits I could get if I were just a little bit poorer. If I were take a $8,000 a year pay cut I would be in the right range to receive about $27,800 in benefits. Since the Constitution guarantees me food stamps, section 8, Medicaid etc why exactly do I work?

Or did I miss the message of the article?