I went to college with Richard Burkhauser. He was a math major until his senior year and then switched to economics. He seemed like a real nerdy type in college, someone I couldn't stand just to look at him. Looks like he's turned into a real asshole. It's amazing. He and another fellow from my 1967 graduating class at St. Vincent College in Latrobe, PA. got PhD's in economics,as did I. A few years ago, there was a big shindig at the college and both were invited to give talks, given awards, etc. Guess who was left out, despite the fact that I won the award for the best economics student that year and have had many publications, etc. I gave copies of each of my books to the librarian and he never thanked me until I sent him a nasty letter. Marta, Burkhauser's ideas are common currency in economics, and I am sure that he did not believe that you should have been on the same platform with him. Come the revolution, we will force these jerks to live in the worst neighborhood in the crappiest town n the country and let them do shit work for the rest of their lives at minimum wage.
michael yates
Marta Russell wrote:
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> Max Sawicky wrote:
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> > The commentator was an economist from Cornell. He was very
> > critical of
> > my having used EPI as a reputable source. He said "It's
> > controlled by >>
> >
> > And who might this cupcake be?
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> Richard Burkhauser
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> He got some flack for making some ridiculous comments about SSI. After
> reading one of his papers... he is very big on cutting down the SSI
> rolls and says that people on SSI develop pathologies that keep them out
> of the workforce. This did not go over too well with some disabled
> people on SSI who struggled for years to find a way to be able to work
> and those who still haven't been able to surmount ablist prejudice and
> economic discrimination to get a job. The guy has little to no contact
> with disabled people to know just how hellish being on SSI is, how
> employers don't want to hire anyone on SSI, much less provide them with
> reasonable accommodations, or how SSI work disincentives punish people
> who would like to have a job, yet has wedged himself into the issues
> probably by way of his position at Cornell.
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> When the "proof" comes in the mail, I'll get a copy of it to you.
>
> Marta