25 November 2015

Equal Taxation - Hardship

Regarding taxes on corporations:
"...equal taxation is always a hardship on those who had not been formerly paying their equal share of taxes."
- Robert M. La Follette, from The political philosophy of Robert M. La Follette as revealed in his speeches and writings (The Robert M. La Follette Co., 1920), p. 356.

11 November 2015

Welders and Philosophers in the Republican Debate

In the Republican debate tonight, Rubio was quoted saying, "Welders make more money than philosophers. We need more welders than philosophers."

Actually, Socrates was stone mason by trade. Machiavelli was a public administrator. Locke was a physician and also worked in government. So, being a philosopher and having a trade or profession can be quite compatible.

Maybe he should have said that we need more philosophers who are welders by trade.