https://pjmedia.com/rogerkimball/2008/10/31/evaporative-economics/feed/PJ Media is a leading news site covering culture, politics, faith, homeland security, and more. Our reporters and columnists provide original, in-depth analysis from a variety of perspectives.en-usFri, 12 Jun 2026 02:10:35 -0400<![CDATA[Joe the Plumber has become a household name, and for at least two reasons. First, he accidentally elicited an important truth from Barack Obama&#8211;a truth that has become a slogan: &#8220;spread the wealth around.&#8221; That, in a nutshell, is Obama&#8217;s economic philosophy: take money from person A and give it to person B. Second, Joe is a household name because, having elicited that embarrassing moment of candor, he has become an object of Democratic contempt and fury thus illustrating what can happen to ordinary citizens who have the temerity to ask a pointed question of Obama.]]>Fri, 31 Oct 2008 09:08:22 -0400<![CDATA[Roger Kimball]]>https://pjmedia.com/roger-kimball/2008/10/31/evaporative-economics-n115339