contemplating a tattoo
For the longest time, I've wanted to get a tattoo but couldn't decide what to get. Something that permanent ought to say something about me, and as I'd gone through a lot of changes in the past few years, I wasn't really sure what would be right. Most of my ideas involved fish, like maybe in a Pisces or Yin Yang arrangement.
But no, I think I know what I want. In blood red, "Perfectly Good Ink." I'm not sure what font, but given that it's from the Milton Friedman quote, "Only government can take perfectly good paper, cover it with perfectly good ink and make the combination worthless," I think one of the fonts on the dollar bill ought to do quite nicely.
For me, of course, the strongest connotation of ink would be my love of writing (which, I know, hasn't been all that apparent here as of late), which I do think is perfectly good. But it can be interpreted many different ways. Now, at first I thought maybe it wouldn't be a good idea, because it'd be associating myself with worthlessness, but no. Friedman is talking about public ink on public paper. This would be private ink on a private person, and thus that it has a much more valuable outcome is part of the point.
As you might recall, I chose perfectlyGoodInk as an alternate username to fling93 a while back, and as somebody commented that it made them think of tattoos, I figure the name would fit even better if I made it into a tattoo. And I think it would be cool.
Well, a libertarian-econ-nerdy sort of cool.
Thoughts? Tattoo artist suggestions?
And to get a little libertarian-econ-nerdy, yes, the quote is a slam on fiat currency. I'm not exactly a gold standard proponent (and neither was Friedman, who advocated rules-based central banking policy). I am sympathetic to the gold standard as something that would better control inflation and not exacerbate business cycles, but I think I lean more towards free banking. Not that I'm an expert on the topic by any means.
But no, I think I know what I want. In blood red, "Perfectly Good Ink." I'm not sure what font, but given that it's from the Milton Friedman quote, "Only government can take perfectly good paper, cover it with perfectly good ink and make the combination worthless," I think one of the fonts on the dollar bill ought to do quite nicely.
For me, of course, the strongest connotation of ink would be my love of writing (which, I know, hasn't been all that apparent here as of late), which I do think is perfectly good. But it can be interpreted many different ways. Now, at first I thought maybe it wouldn't be a good idea, because it'd be associating myself with worthlessness, but no. Friedman is talking about public ink on public paper. This would be private ink on a private person, and thus that it has a much more valuable outcome is part of the point.
As you might recall, I chose perfectlyGoodInk as an alternate username to fling93 a while back, and as somebody commented that it made them think of tattoos, I figure the name would fit even better if I made it into a tattoo. And I think it would be cool.
Well, a libertarian-econ-nerdy sort of cool.
Thoughts? Tattoo artist suggestions?
And to get a little libertarian-econ-nerdy, yes, the quote is a slam on fiat currency. I'm not exactly a gold standard proponent (and neither was Friedman, who advocated rules-based central banking policy). I am sympathetic to the gold standard as something that would better control inflation and not exacerbate business cycles, but I think I lean more towards free banking. Not that I'm an expert on the topic by any means.