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pnorman

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Sun Aug-23-09 10:22 AM
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8. The "irony" (perhaps "hypocrisy" would be a more accurate term),

Edited on Sun Aug-23-09 10:31 AM by pnorman

is that most of those bozos sporting Adam Smith ties are really disciples of Hobbes! And if you should ever encounter one of them, be sure to mention that Ayn Rand was an ATHEIST!

pnorman
Om edit: I'll have to Googlee later for confirmation, but I seem to recall that Adam Smith came out strongly for a GRADUATED INCOME TAX!

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