Will Thomas
Will Thomas
Will Thomas may refer to:...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionNovelist
CountryUnited States of America
education inequality knowledge main pushing reduction toward
The main force pushing toward reduction in inequality has always been the diffusion of knowledge and the diffusion of education.
capital devours future itself output
Once constituted, capital reproduces itself faster than output increases. The past devours the future.
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What I'm pushing for is an economic discipline that will be closer to other social sciences; in particular, we should be more pragmatic about the methods that we are using instead of pretending that we have our own scientific apparatus with very sophisticated mathematic models that distinguish us from sociologists and historians.
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I think inequality is fine, as long as it is in the common interest. The problem is when it gets so extreme, when it becomes excessive.
exist founded main market position stock
When you are an entrepreneur, you have founded your own firm, it is so easy to find that you exist - you are the main shareholder of your company; it is very easy to look at the stock market position of your company to know how rich you are.
capture democratic extreme harmful inequality lead mobility useless
You need some inequality to grow... but extreme inequality is not only useless but can be harmful to growth because it reduces mobility and can lead to political capture of our democratic institutions.
There is a fundamentalist belief by capitalists that capital will save the world, and it just isn't so.
bottom destroy increase middle premise
My premise is not to tax to destroy the wealth of the wealthy; it's to increase the wealth of the bottom and the middle class.
bit smarter tend
Economists tend to think they are much, much smarter than historians, than everybody. And this is a bit too much because at the end of the day, we don't know very much in economics.
along finally finals means next past somewhere win
If that means we have to play in finals for the next 10 years and we finally win one somewhere along the line, well, that's a s***load better than we've been in the past 100 years.
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If the department or section needs assistance on the MOL program, they can come see us, or we'll go see them,
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If the Democrats should win, it would be a pain for the United States because we'll probably see yet another ally on the long list of those who have pulled out.
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If the cut of the costume indicates intellect and talent, then the color indicates temper and heart.
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He was attracted to the idea that he's going to be the face of the brand and financially they made it worthwhile enough that he was willing to forgo the opportunity to see what the market said after next season.