It seems a little slow down here and this is one reason why:
Associated Bank says it has canceled a planned trip to Puerto Rico for
100 of its top employees after public outcry over what was called
lavish spending by a company receiving nearly half a billion dollars in
federal bailout money.
Why is a government that is supposedly Keynesian going after people for spending money? “What do you think a stimulus bill is? That’s the point.”
The puertorriquenos don’t pay as much tax to the government so it would be a waste
I work for an immensely profitable division of a marginally profitable Fortune 100 company, and our trip to Puerto Rico was canceled for public relations reasons in favor of a local driving-range trip, despite still having a green-light from finance and that we’re nowhere near the government bailout trough.
Bob Murphy: I don’t know what a ‘mofo NGO’ is, but mofongo is a dish served in Puerto Rico. Here’s a recipe (http://recipes.epicurean.com/recipe/1078/puerto-rico-mofongo.html). The word also has some slang connotations, but I don’t think any of them have to do with NGO’s.
The lesson you might want to draw here is that it is worth trying to understand (as opposed to making assumptions about) the perspective of the speaker before judging a comment on the basis of your own world view. This may have applications in Kling’s case as well.
Thanks,
James
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