Fresh Links!

by Art Fag City on April 18, 2007 · 6 comments Fresh Links!

Finance Blog – Market Movers by Felix Salmon: Tax Tall People! – Portfolio.com

Again, not particularly art related, but Felix Salmon links to Harvard economic scholar Greg Mankiw and Matthew Weinzierl’s abstract, “The Optimal Taxation of Height: A Case Study of Utilitarian Income Redistribution.”, or “Tall People Make More Money. Let’s Tax them”. Notably, there appear to be a number of six foot two men issuing height disclaimers.

{ 6 comments }

Kurt April 18, 2007 at 10:26 pm

Just the thought of 6’2″ investment bankers submitting to painful leg-shortening procedures warms my heart…

Kurt April 18, 2007 at 6:26 pm

Just the thought of 6’2″ investment bankers submitting to painful leg-shortening procedures warms my heart…

Art Fag City April 19, 2007 at 2:23 am

Ha! I hadn’t thought of that, but it makes me very happy too now that I am.

Art Fag City April 19, 2007 at 2:23 am

Ha! I hadn’t thought of that, but it makes me very happy too now that I am.

Art Fag City April 19, 2007 at 2:23 am

Ha! I hadn’t thought of that, but it makes me very happy too now that I am.

Art Fag City April 18, 2007 at 10:23 pm

Ha! I hadn’t thought of that, but it makes me very happy too now that I am.

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