Marx and Equality (Was: Why Decry the Wealth Gap?)

[Brad De Long]

>Brad De Long wrote:
>
>>Please, sir. Does this mean that after the revolution our weekly 
>>diet will be (per person):
>>
>>7 pounds of wheat flour
>>1 cans of evaporated milk
>>2 pounds of cabbage
>>1/2 pounds of spinach
>>6 pounds of dried navy beans.
>
>God no. I'm not a hair shirt kind of guy at all. After the revo, 
>arugula & goat cheese for all (though Michael Perelman can stick 
>with black beans and brown rice if he likes). I was trying to point 
>out the problem with the use of "needs" in the classic from each/to 
>each formula, since human needs, after the very basics, are very 
>complex and plastic. Lots of reds don't like talking about desire, 
>but I think they should.
>
>Doug

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Downstairs Dinner Menu
Thursday, January 27 $59

Frisée aux lardons with foie gras, hazelnuts, and Banyuls vinegar
Chino Ranch salsify and wild mushroom soup
Grilled Willis Ranch pork loin with mustard, blood orange, and 
cornichons; glazed turnips and Kabocha squash purée
Red wine pear feuilleté

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