tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post3254840317156245638..comments2024-02-13T02:39:22.756-05:00Comments on EconomicPolicyJournal.com: Krugman Calls It Class Warfare...Robert Wenzelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14296920597416905488noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-88766469239008032992011-09-20T23:19:35.813-04:002011-09-20T23:19:35.813-04:00I'm not sure what's the worse fallacy; con...I'm not sure what's the worse fallacy; conflating income and wealth or society and government.Zach Bushhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11782987091862301229noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-85104347035187988002011-09-20T13:22:22.539-04:002011-09-20T13:22:22.539-04:00What the hell do the tax rate and these other thin...What the hell do the tax rate and these other things have to do with one another? This is a classic case of correlation means causation fallacy. I can tell you as a business owner that when my costs go up, I am going to look for ways to cut expenses or increase prices to make up the lost money. I have never met a business person that becomes more generous when his costs are rising. The Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-53143634095586112222011-09-20T11:14:52.250-04:002011-09-20T11:14:52.250-04:00Actually, there is some (unintentional) truth to w...Actually, there is some (unintentional) truth to what Krugman is claiming. <br /><br />Individual freedom is in fact a fight against classes, because there are no "classes" antagonistic towards each other when there is individual economic freedom. <br /><br />So if class warfare is taken to mean fighting against the entire CONCEPT of "classes," because one is fighting not for Petenoreply@blogger.com