[PEN-L:33745] Re: Re: RE: Re: Bush Administration On The Poor: Pay More Taxes!

[Michael Perelman <michael@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Ian may be confusing age with hours of work:

John Locke, often seen as a philosopher of liberty, called for
the commencement of work at the ripe age of three (Cranston 1957, 425).

But then, here he was talking about poor children, not gentlemen.

On Sat, Jan 11, 2003 at 08:47:29AM -0800, Ian Murray wrote:
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> From: "Devine, James" <jdevine@xxxxxxx>
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> Subject: [PEN-L:33742] RE: Re: Bush Administration On The Poor: Pay More
> Taxes!
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> > As Michael Pollak knows, this is much the same as Thomas Hobbes'
> argument
> > (in LEVIATHAN). If I remember correctly, Hobbes was more in favor of
> > progressive taxation than John Locke was, which may fit with the
> latter's
> > belief that private property is "natural," possibly existing in a
> "state of
> > nature" without a state. BTW, it's very important to Ellen's question
> that
> > we argue against the notion that capitalism/markets/private property
> are
> > "natural."
>
>
> > Jim
>
> -=========================
>
> Somewhere in my pile of books/papers I have a piece that asserts that
> Locke's ideal was a 3 hour workday, with the exception of harvest time.
> I like the "...", Jim :-)
>
>
> Ian
>

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