Of course, Nelson Rockefeller probably died because his "girlfriend" couldn't get medical care in quick enough after his heart attach -- because she was tied up at the time.
Jim Devine, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] web: http://myweb.lmu.edu/jdevine/ > -----Original Message----- > From: PEN-L list [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Carrol > Cox > Sent: Monday, January 10, 2005 10:54 AM > To: PEN-L@SUS.CSUCHICO.EDU > Subject: Re: [PEN-L] opportunities for economists > > Daniel Davies wrote: > > > > $2400 an hour might seem quite a lot of money to spend on a > prostitute, but > > you have to remember that it's a positional good. > > About 50 years ago (or more) David Rockefeller used to tuck $1000 > bills > in the stockings of cigarette girls in night clubs. That $1000 in > (say) > 1940 must have been worth quite a bit more than $2400 in 2005 > dollars. > And for quite a bit less time than an hour! > > Carrol