“It depends on your specific conception of God, because belief can equally well leave you with this constant sense that you're coming up short and you're being judged and you're not doing quite the perfect thing. You know, I was brought up very religiously, and I never totally lost that sense, you know, that I'm screwing up.” KnowsWellsBeliefLostPerfectDependsConstantConceptionJudgedBeing JudgedPerfect Things Author:Joel Achenbach
“Lobbyists know that a 0 percent tax rate on capital income is not, in fact, the lowest possible rate. There can be negative tax rates. There can be subsidies. There can be allowances for depreciation. Lobbyists are adaptive creatures.” KnowsFactsCreaturesTaxesPercentNegativeRateIncomeLowestAllowanceSubsidiesLobbyistsAdaptiveDepreciation Author:Joel Achenbach
