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To: Tenchusatsu who wrote (431882)11/2/2008 2:18:45 PM
From: SilentZ  Read Replies (2) | Respond to of 1573433
 
>So you don't believe in "the invisible hand" that Adam Smith describes, but you do believe in progressive taxation that Adam Smith advocates?

No, I do. It certainly exists to some extent. You can see it in the sharp decline in gasoline usage among Americans when the price went up. But sometimes that hand doesn't work quickly enough and needs some help, and sometimes it helps some people and totally screws others.

-Z