3Jun/061
The Poor Complain
In an odd bit of synchronicity, I stumbled across this quoted fine bit of bitter doggerel from 1981 Nobel Laureate in Economics James Tobin in two different places today. I'm thinking it might make a nice epigraph for my introductory talk at my dissertation defense.
The poor complain; they always do
But that's just idle chatter
Our system brings reward to all
At least all those who matter.
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April 7th, 2011 - 12:50
Was actually said by economist Gerald Helleiner.