tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2830084253401570472.post9094775644689152006..comments2024-03-28T09:22:36.967+13:00Comments on Offsetting Behaviour: Rents and the social nexusEric Cramptonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15831696523324469713noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2830084253401570472.post-59184106335772744302011-04-20T21:44:44.343+12:002011-04-20T21:44:44.343+12:00@Simon: Indeed. But those on the other side would ...@Simon: Indeed. But those on the other side would say that society collapses into bad anarchy absent the State.Eric Cramptonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15831696523324469713noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2830084253401570472.post-27446182153365162252011-04-20T21:43:28.536+12:002011-04-20T21:43:28.536+12:00And some folks explicitly call for income redistri...And some folks <a href="http://econlog.econlib.org/archives/2006/07/physician_consu.html" rel="nofollow">explicitly call for income redistribution as a way of equalizing life expectancy.</a> But surely it's no more double taxing than is paying a consumption tax after having paid an income tax.Eric Cramptonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15831696523324469713noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2830084253401570472.post-33189778925369621582011-04-20T21:36:08.168+12:002011-04-20T21:36:08.168+12:00Since when does Government == society?Since when does Government == society?Simonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2830084253401570472.post-71452344594020165042011-04-20T18:19:14.472+12:002011-04-20T18:19:14.472+12:00"I asked Professor Buchanan instead whether w..."I asked Professor Buchanan instead whether we could similarly argue for forced live kidney donations by folks over the age of 35 or so."<br />We kind of do already. Health, food and shelter make up most of our budgets. Rich people live a lot longer than poor people. When we redistribute income, we effectively redistribute life expectancy (and quality). Taking your liver would be double taxation.ADnoreply@blogger.com