Some random notes, links, etc. on Public Choice Theory

[elfs]

Amartya Sen once summed up Public Choice Theory thusly: "Can you direct me to the railway station?” asks the stranger. "Certainly," says the local, pointing in the opposite direction, towards the post office, "and would you post this letter for me on your way?" "Certainly," says the stranger, resolving to open it to see if it contains anything

Comments

[resonant]

Hey, the flat tax structure on Manticore is fair! Some yeoman not earning enough to eat pays the same percentage as one of the First Landing gentry! Except for the tax-free estate revenues that the gentry reap, of course. And we won't mention those whose ancestors were indentured servants.

[resonant]

Just as a point of reference, Jamaica has a flat tax structure similar to that of Manticore.

[dr_memory]

Are you sure you linked to the Delong article you were intending to?

[elfs]

Yes, yes I am.