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Where did they start whining? And when did they expect to be worshipped?
by preek 16y ago
Where did they start whining? And when did they expect to be worshipped?
- ugh 16y agoWell, it’s the premise of the article, isn’t it? The whole idea is that you need to somehow appease the rich in order to do what’s necessary. That premise might be wrong but it is the premise of the article.
- burgerbrain 16y agoNo, the premise of the article is "these are some 'bad' ideas, kick them around in your head and maybe we'll think up something 'good'". It helps to read.
- ugh 16y agoThat’s not a premise what you are quoting there. (Please don’t make pointless accusations.) Scott Adams posits that it is necessary to somehow appease the rich. He doesn’t call them whiners but depending on your perspective that might be a fair extrapolation.
- burgerbrain 16y ago"I spent some time working in the television industry, and I learned a technique that writers use. It's called "the bad version." When you feel that a plot solution exists, but you can't yet imagine it, you describe instead a bad version that has no purpose other than stimulating the other writers to imagine a better version." "With that technique in mind, I will describe some bad versions of how society might go about the job of convincing the rich to accept higher taxes on themselves. But first I need to address the illusion of fairness." That is in fact the premise^ of the article. ^"The premise of a film or screenplay is the fundamental concept that drives the plot.", or in this case, the fundamental concept that drives the article.
- ugh 16y agoThat’s disclaimer to protect himself from any and all attacks on his positions.
- burgerbrain 16y agoRegardless of why he said it, it's the stated premise. Anything else is you making assumptions and accusations.
- ugh 16y agoScott Adams is at the very least making the assumption that the rich need some sort of appeasement. The specific ideas he mentions aren’t really relevant to this central point.
- burgerbrain 16y ago"As readers might recall, Bill Gates’ father was the lead proponent of the measure. He was fighting Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer and other technology chieftains who poured millions of dollars into defeating the measure because they said it would cost the state jobs. “The rich guys don’t want to pay the tax,” Gates père said on 60 Minutes Sunday night. “They’re defensive. I guess you could call it greed, I suppose. Wanting to not write another check, sure.”" - http://blogs.wsj.com/wealth/2010/11/03/why-washingtons-tax-on-the-rich-failed/ http://blogs.wsj.com/wealth/2010/11/03/why-washingtons-tax-o...
- ugh 16y agoI’m not defending the position that the rich are whiners who need appeasement, never have.