Way back when, before avarice controlled the world, people were kind and warmhearted. We need look no further for evidence than the field of medical research and Jonas Salk, the guy who developed the first effective polio vaccine. His achievement was, by any standard, awesome. What elevates the accomplishment to mind-blowing is the fact he chose not to patent it.
The dude walked away from an estimated $7 billion smackers. When he was asked why he hadn’t patented his discovery, Salk responded with, ‘could you patent the sun?’ That, right there, illustrates the alarming cultural shift we’ve experienced, the veering toward fiscal Darwinism and survival of the wealthiest. My little theory isn’t limited to pharmaceuticals, oh no, it’s in practice across all industries.
Life’s necessities — little things such as an education, doctor visits, childcare, toilet paper, banking fees — are priced extortionately high. They have us by the short hairs and they know it. So by the time we’re done paying for basic essentials, there’s nothing left for discretionary spending on items like clothes and shoes, manicures. Could that be why retailers — shopping malls, in general — are having so much difficulty staying open?
The economy isn’t shrinking, income distribution is.
Okay, yes, this is a simplistic generalization, but considering the crap that gets passed off as factual these days, it’s flawless, unassailable logic. Hell, Trump calls himself a ‘details-oriented person’ and a ‘pretty smart guy.’ So calling myself an economist and a bitchin’ swimsuit model isn’t just reasonable, it’s dead accurate.
Stop laughing.
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16 responses to “: economic theory from a swimsuit model :”
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[…] Economic models do not work. Building economic models – and models in general – are excellent tools for understanding the ebbs and flow of the economy (or a business if it’s a DCF model). Models let you get down into the nitty gritty of how an economy or business actually works – you can actually understand the true valuation drivers when model building. Things get complicated (and I mean complicated) when there are a million of different inputs and billions and trillions of external factors. Do you really think individuals trained as economists can understand every single factor in the economy – subsequently making intelligent decisions on where to “stimulate” the economy through monetary policy? I’d think not. […]
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Dead accurate and I’m not laughing. The “extortionately” high charges have got to stop!
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Did you notice I don’t charge for admission? I’m doing my part, minus the saving mankind thing 👩🏻🔬
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“The economy isn’t shrinking, income distribution is.”- this is so true! Distribution is the key word. Loved reading it; a great way to address a grave situation.
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Grave is the perfect description. And thank you! You picked up on the only point I wanted to make; I feel so redeemed 🤗
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Would you be OK if I cross-posted this article to WriterBeat.com? I’ll be sure to give you complete credit as the author. Thvere is no fee; I’m simply trying to add more content diversity for our community and I liked what you wrote. If “OK” please let me know via email.
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Of course, I’m honored! 👩🏻💻
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That sums up my exasperation with the world today perfectly. But I thought I was just a crotchety old man. So glad to hear it’s not just me.
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Crotchety old man, meet crotchety old woman. A hermitic life is looking better and better. Oy :o|
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Definitely solid logic- totally with you on this one! And the humour you bring in your posts… it’s what I love the most about you!
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Wow, thank you. Are you available for adoption?
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lol… lemme check with my parents, i’m sure they’d be more than happy to give me up! :P
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Or a generous visitation arrangement is fine, too :o)
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