wonkette: k, tell me something:
WHAT THE FUCK IS
MICHAEL KINSLEY GOING ON
ABOUT HERE
operative: ???
wonkette: it’s like he’s writing from an entirely different world
wonkette: a wondrous world of his imagination
wonkette: “It’s probably true that most billionaires have acquired their wealth in ways that make life better for the rest of us.”
wonkette: WHY IS
THAT A
GIVEN?
wonkette: WHY IS
THAT PRESENTED AS
SOMETHING HE
ASSUMES HIS AUDIENCE WILL ALREADY TAKE FOR GRANTED?
operative: I enjoy the half-hearted debunking of Social Darwinism
wonkette: i can’t even figure out what he’s arguing because the premises all involve parallel universe logic
operative: way to be a moderate from the late eighteenth century, Mike
wonkette: “Surprisingly, not
all rich people are morally superior to you.”
operative: “Meanwhile, science undermines the notion that people deserve moral credit for their smarts, daring, vision, dedication and similar virtues, even when these are applied in socially beneficial ways.”
operative: what does that mean?
operative: what the hell is moral credit?
operative: can you use it to buy a plenary indulgence?
operative: was he just building up to the idea that maybe we should have a special billionaire’s tax?
wonkette: HE
SAYS HE
DOESN’T AGREE WITH THAT IDEA
operative: but, but…
operative: I
DON’T UNDERSTAND
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Even though Barack Obama took New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg out to breakfast a few months ago, gave a big fancy speech about Alexander Hamilton in Bloomberg's back yard, and not-so-subtly hinted that he would appreciate at least a steak dinner in exchange for the reacharound, Bloomberg still refuses to go steady with Obama.
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