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by Moderate
February 21, 2012 at 10:53 a.m.
Sharing the Marbles
A NYT article appropriate to my many blogs on the subject of economic sharing has been published. Note that the reference at the end is to Sarah Palin. Conservatives may understand the problem better than some think! Interesting! See:
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tange (anonymous) says…
"In [the] situation... where both kids have to pull for anyone to get marbles, the children equalize the wealth about 75% of the time, with hardly any conflict...."
"... chimpanzees doing tasks similar to this one do not share the spoils, in any of the conditions. They just grab what they can, regardless of who did what...."
Well, there you have it. Apparently, marble-rich chimps later were observed engaging in insular behavior wherein less fortunate peers were ostracized as being lazy, smelly, and having cooties, grooming also withheld.
tange (anonymous) replies…
Please rise for the Republican Nationalistic Anthem...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i3CIhG...
RoeDapple (anonymous) says…
I say if you try to force the wealthy to share they will hide their marbles . . .
tange (anonymous) replies…
Three-year-old *humans* share spontaneously; coercion unnecessary.
Armstrong (anonymous) says…
Here's the problem. The blog assumes both kids will " work " one as hard as the other. In real life many kids / adults don't like to work. The kid willing to put forth the effort or do the work is the one who should be rewarded for his efforts.
tange (anonymous) replies…
I've seen that show... what's it called... Underproductive Boss?
Something like that... anyway, the running theme seems to be that the guy holding the most marbles can't keep up with those who get the least.
It's altogether simian.
Armstrong (anonymous) replies…
You may want to stick with clever youtube cut and pastes. Lineal thinking doesn't seem to work for ya
tange (anonymous) replies…
Yeah, Armstrong, you and I go back a long way, don't we? I think the first time we crossed paths (under your current moniker), you were deriding me for having suggested that Emma Sullivan deserved an apology... and then the next day, the Gpvernpr issued a public apology AND the School Board released a statement that the student would not be punished.
Really made a monkey outta me.
Armstrong (anonymous) replies…
you don't need my help for that
camper (anonymous) replies…
I agree Armstrong. It is the lazy country club types that just don't want to put forth any effort. And why should they? Their money works for em.
Armstrong (anonymous) replies…
Profound thought camper, think that one up all by yourself did ya ?
Another swing and a miss - the point. Typical
camper (anonymous) replies…
Thanks Armstrong. I think I swung and hit the ball. But I grant it might not have been a good shot anyway. Probably hooked one into the woods man.
tange (anonymous) says…
Actually, on the whole, I like Undercover Boss.
It consistently reveals strong work ethics amid financial disparity. Moreover, the CEOs wiling cross boundaries which might otherwise insulate them from the circumstances of their employees often prove to be reaffirmingly empathetic.
Armstrong (anonymous) replies…
Celeb Apprentice, now there's a show. Nice to watch good ol American capitolism hard at work. Sometimes fun to watch the drama and too.
rockchalker52 (anonymous) says…
Why is there never enough room on the same page?
vertigo (Jesse Crittenden) says…
Good article. Thanks for sharing.
No pun intended.
tange (anonymous) says…
In fairness to simians everywhere, let us not overlook the wonderfully serendipitous discovery of Robert Sapolsky in his study of stress...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QZcTvF...
/ hmm, must've used conservative midwestern chimps in that lost marbles study
tange (anonymous) says…
Predictable. Here I've been holding up the commentary almost singlehandedly in this "Moderate-or"-absent forum, and not a marble to show for it.
/ and you just know Roe won't be back until someone mentions Sarah Palin
RoeDapple (anonymous) replies…
Did somebody mention Sarah Palin? . . .
tange (anonymous) replies…
Could just be a HOT flash.
autie (anonymous) says…
That reminds me. Sarah Palin never had any marbles to lose. While she does have a chimpanzee like quality. My apologizes to the simian world.
autie (anonymous) says…
The point is that the current robber barons conduct themselves like the chimps. After one group mines the quartz and forges out the marbles, the other group takes all the marbles and wonders why the group that did all the work thinks they should have some of them. This is yet another illustration of the conservative right thinking that all the have not's, for whatever reason, can just go and eat cake.
RoeDapple (anonymous) says…
Geez, I'm still tryin' to shake the image of Sarah Palin helping me pull the rope . . .
vertigo (Jesse Crittenden) replies…
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erotic_a...
Moderate (anonymous) says…
Tange, care to comment on the implications of the article to efforts to redistribute wealth?
Armstrong (anonymous) replies…
Crickets then silence
tange (anonymous) replies…
oh, were you talking to me, tange?
unlike rocks, marbles roll
tho' a prevailing wind
on a slippery slopeless
can move mountainettes...
http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap120222.html
Moderate (anonymous) says…
And rocks move across the desert in Death Valley. Yes, you!
tange (anonymous) replies…
rocks which roll are just stone marbles
tho' even jaggered stones have been known to rock 'n' roll
thuja (anonymous) says…
What is the significance of the rocks if the whole desert is moving?
tange (anonymous) replies…
It's all movin'. It's a whizzin', buzzin' conundrum.
/ just ask Vincent
tange (anonymous) replies…
... or this marbler...
http://www.toonpool.com/user/6485/fil...
tange (anonymous) says…
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DOHXrD...
/ occupied by the loyal apparition