> But Samuelson and Feldstein were already > well-established and did not have to worry > about keeping their position.
You mean they had enough savings/wealth to lead a comfortable life even if they lost their positions. Well. I have no objection to that argument. But is this not consistent with what I said: > Think about a UC Berkeley Economics professor watching > the San Francisco Bay from the North Berkeley hills > (Did we not have one of them here?). Do you think he > would let what he has go without fighting back? The above professor is well- established too. Anyway. We are in agreement so I stop here. Sabri
