tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8524070301101240472.post7234755642441680415..comments2023-09-28T08:13:11.489-07:00Comments on Only In It For The Gold: On the Essentialness of the Inessential (or, The Resto Rant)Michael Tobishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08229460438349093944noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8524070301101240472.post-78460908303941232952022-10-05T09:54:26.963-07:002022-10-05T09:54:26.963-07:00Sorry, I've been remiss in moderation. I will ...Sorry, I've been remiss in moderation. I will venture to do better in future.Michael Tobishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08229460438349093944noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8524070301101240472.post-22966127808545500542021-08-03T15:49:37.913-07:002021-08-03T15:49:37.913-07:00Your post deserves more thought than I have time f...Your post deserves more thought than I have time for at the moment but, as regards your last statement, stability is not essential for inevitability.King of the Roadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06841601144107400103noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8524070301101240472.post-58331849297926961772021-07-22T23:21:19.106-07:002021-07-22T23:21:19.106-07:00As usual, I disagree with your econ. First, your s...As usual, I disagree with your econ. First, your subhead is wrong: no poor people starved. Second you assume without thinking a distinction between necessary and luxury that does not exist (because we all live so far above the true actually-necessary-to-remain-alive level).William M. Connolleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05836299130680534926noreply@blogger.com