Comments on: High Taxes Are Good?

By: Rob

Rob — Fri, 23 Jun 2006 12:54:23 +0000

David, that’s a good point. It’s hard to believe that everyone in Denmark is just thrilled about their jobs.

Vinod, Good to see you pop in. I think you are right about Danish culture.

By: vinod

vinod — Fri, 23 Jun 2006 00:52:57 +0000

It also leaves out what I’d consider the far more plausible issue – Danish culture. They may be post-Calvinist now but the cultural Petri dish still exists there in large part.

By: david foster

david foster — Thu, 22 Jun 2006 23:06:44 +0000

A couple issues with the theory. First, there are surely jobs that *nobody* particularly likes–it’s easy to think of examples. Second, people often wind up in jobs they don’t like for reasons other than money–perceived social prestige, misunderstanding of what the job is all about, to mention a couple.

I do think that, per the post above, there are quite a few people who pursue management careers despite having little aptitude for, or interest in, actually doing management work. But I doubt that higher taxes would keep them away from the field.