Comments on: If George Soros Pays Me Enough, I Will Stop Working (Hint, Hint) http://www.showmedaily.org/2009/10/if-george-soros-pays-me.html Advancing liberty with responsibility by promoting market solutions for Missouri public policy Thu, 24 May 2012 06:15:06 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Caitlin Hartsell http://www.showmedaily.org/2009/10/if-george-soros-pays-me.html/comment-page-1#comment-3980 Caitlin Hartsell Thu, 29 Oct 2009 16:41:49 +0000 http://www.showmedaily.org/?p=8246#comment-3980 Agreed, Audrey. That $50 million was contingent upon never ever being able to advocate free-market policies, even in conversation. To quit my job (though I love Show-Me) I would be willing to take a much smaller amount. (Maybe I could secretly fund another free-market think tank to get an even higher pay-off too!) Agreed, Audrey. That $50 million was contingent upon never ever being able to advocate free-market policies, even in conversation. To quit my job (though I love Show-Me) I would be willing to take a much smaller amount. (Maybe I could secretly fund another free-market think tank to get an even higher pay-off too!)

]]> By: Audrey http://www.showmedaily.org/2009/10/if-george-soros-pays-me.html/comment-page-1#comment-3979 Audrey Thu, 29 Oct 2009 14:53:25 +0000 http://www.showmedaily.org/?p=8246#comment-3979 I'd take $5 million to quit my current job. But that's as a relatively inexperienced new hire. I'd put the asking price for well-known scholars north of $50 million. I’d take $5 million to quit my current job. But that’s as a relatively inexperienced new hire. I’d put the asking price for well-known scholars north of $50 million.

]]> By: Sarah Brodsky http://www.showmedaily.org/2009/10/if-george-soros-pays-me.html/comment-page-1#comment-3978 Sarah Brodsky Thu, 29 Oct 2009 14:29:40 +0000 http://www.showmedaily.org/?p=8246#comment-3978 I like Josh's point about other people anticipating a similar payoff. Entire think tanks might spring up in response to the offer. I like Josh’s point about other people anticipating a similar payoff. Entire think tanks might spring up in response to the offer.

]]> By: Josh Smith http://www.showmedaily.org/2009/10/if-george-soros-pays-me.html/comment-page-1#comment-3977 Josh Smith Thu, 29 Oct 2009 14:26:16 +0000 http://www.showmedaily.org/?p=8246#comment-3977 I too would accept a handsome payoff to never espouse free market ideas again. This has three upshots as I see it: 1) Soros is that much poorer 2) I can still create wealth in other ways, working in a free market system and 3) the financial incentive may encourage others to rush to take my place advocating freedom in hopes of a similar payoff! I too would accept a handsome payoff to never espouse free market ideas again. This has three upshots as I see it: 1) Soros is that much poorer 2) I can still create wealth in other ways, working in a free market system and 3) the financial incentive may encourage others to rush to take my place advocating freedom in hopes of a similar payoff!

]]> By: Caitlin Hartsell http://www.showmedaily.org/2009/10/if-george-soros-pays-me.html/comment-page-1#comment-3976 Caitlin Hartsell Thu, 29 Oct 2009 14:23:20 +0000 http://www.showmedaily.org/?p=8246#comment-3976 *Correction: $50 million is only .05% of his net worth. That's nothing. *Correction: $50 million is only .05% of his net worth. That’s nothing.

]]> By: Caitlin Hartsell http://www.showmedaily.org/2009/10/if-george-soros-pays-me.html/comment-page-1#comment-3975 Caitlin Hartsell Thu, 29 Oct 2009 13:20:36 +0000 http://www.showmedaily.org/?p=8246#comment-3975 Five million is a lot of money, but I think your buy-off price is too low, Chrissy. I'm only an intern, but I'd hold out for an exorbitant sum... I might consider it if he offered me the entire $50 million. I'd want at least enough so I can buy a yacht and seastead in the Atlantic Ocean. Then, who cares what happens to the American economy? And a sidenote, he can't be too serious about the endeavor if he is only willing to devote $50 million to it. It's half of one percent of his worth. That's chump change to him! Five million is a lot of money, but I think your buy-off price is too low, Chrissy. I’m only an intern, but I’d hold out for an exorbitant sum… I might consider it if he offered me the entire $50 million. I’d want at least enough so I can buy a yacht and seastead in the Atlantic Ocean. Then, who cares what happens to the American economy?

And a sidenote, he can’t be too serious about the endeavor if he is only willing to devote $50 million to it. It’s half of one percent of his worth. That’s chump change to him!

]]> By: Eric D. Dixon http://www.showmedaily.org/2009/10/if-george-soros-pays-me.html/comment-page-1#comment-3973 Eric D. Dixon Thu, 29 Oct 2009 08:00:52 +0000 http://www.showmedaily.org/?p=8246#comment-3973 Somebody could definitely persuade me to leave my job for an exorbitant amount of money -- after all, people leave jobs all the time in order to pursue better or more lucrative opportunities -- but I'm pretty sure there's no amount of money that would convince me to stop advocating free-market ideas in any context. Somebody could definitely persuade me to leave my job for an exorbitant amount of money — after all, people leave jobs all the time in order to pursue better or more lucrative opportunities — but I’m pretty sure there’s no amount of money that would convince me to stop advocating free-market ideas in any context.

]]> By: Sarah Brodsky http://www.showmedaily.org/2009/10/if-george-soros-pays-me.html/comment-page-1#comment-3969 Sarah Brodsky Thu, 29 Oct 2009 00:54:21 +0000 http://www.showmedaily.org/?p=8246#comment-3969 Somebody's going to read this and comment on a charter school post that we're just motivated by money! Somebody’s going to read this and comment on a charter school post that we’re just motivated by money!

]]> By: Dave Roland http://www.showmedaily.org/2009/10/if-george-soros-pays-me.html/comment-page-1#comment-3968 Dave Roland Thu, 29 Oct 2009 00:42:40 +0000 http://www.showmedaily.org/?p=8246#comment-3968 I did some back-of-the-envelope calculations. I imagine there are no more than 350 full-time, salaried employees in free-market think tanks nationwide. That means that, using the $50 million he's already planning to spend, Soros could offer each of us about $140,000 to draw a salary doing something else for the next five years - less than $30,000 per year. Eh. I'd rather continue fighting for liberty. I did some back-of-the-envelope calculations. I imagine there are no more than 350 full-time, salaried employees in free-market think tanks nationwide. That means that, using the $50 million he’s already planning to spend, Soros could offer each of us about $140,000 to draw a salary doing something else for the next five years – less than $30,000 per year. Eh. I’d rather continue fighting for liberty.

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