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30 Post author: paulfchristiano 25 February 2011 06:06PM

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Comment author: AnnaSalamon 26 February 2011 05:33:07PM 1 point [-]

Er... I agree with you about needing to consider one's marginal "duping", vs. the duping that would be done by one's substitute.

But, by the same token, surely you also need to consider one's marginal impact on tax revenue, vs. the impact of the person who would otherwise have one's job.

Comment author: James_Miller 26 February 2011 07:53:01PM *  0 points [-]

I agree.