We have Einstein, we have Elvis, but who's the other guy?

[ZoboZeWarrior]

Yes economists aren't so popular for most people. You can note Ford, with was a good economist but a bad humanist, I think.

We had (french) Colbert by example. Look at your history book and at the Economy Nobel Price.

[The Mad Monk]

quote: Originally posted by Adam Smith on 04-13-2001 12:41 AM I have been rather annoyed by the similarity of the tax collector to my appearance ever since the game came out. Microprose never did get me to sign a release. I wonder what lawyer icons look like?

Ya know, I was wondering if anyone was going to answer Eli's actual question...

[Adam Smith]

Mad Monk:

You wanted an answer to the actual question? What do you think this is, on-topic??

I don't know if it is intentional, but if you want a famous economist, my best guess is that the tax collector is modeled on Alan Blinder, a professor at Princeton, and Federal Reserve Board chairman, and economic advisor to President Clinton. Do you think the picture fits?

[Eli]

They are similar.


Do you have a pic of Adam Smith?

[Ilkuul]

quote: Originally posted by Chris1111 on 04-12-2001 01:31 PM What's the plural of Elvis? Elvi

Tsk, tsk. Hasn't anyone studied Latin? The plural of Elvis is Elves (pronounced 'Elveeze')!

[Bereta_Eder]

Money sucking vampire would work for me any time.

Now if we can find a universal character to personify this...

It really has the same meaning as tax collector tho, now that I think of it

[Alinestra Covelia]

He reminds me a bit of one of the characters from The Godfather. You know - the son of Vito Corleone who was not actually his son at all, but nonetheless still one of the most loyal to the family. The lawyer guy.

[Boney]

As far as I am concerned the most famous tax collector has to be the Sherrif of Nottingham, namely Prince John, the attempted usurper of King Richard's Throne.

[Roman]

It should be clear to everybody that the greatest economist of all time is Roman Lajciak.

[Rufus T. Firefly]

Well, it spoils the job/name symmetry, but I actually refer to that guy as Scrooge, since he looks like every representation of Scrooge I've ever seen. Besides, if we call him Ebenezer instead of Scrooge, then they're the three E's! So that's my vote. And isn't nice to know that no tax collector has ever become famous enough to be universally recognizable?

[Boney]

Be real guys, we are not looking for an econmist, or a business Guru. Surely the taxman is the fiend of every businessman, not friend. Adam Smith or even Bill setag would throw if they were compared with taxmen. Prince John is the most famous taxman, but scrooge (though not a taxman) would also be apt.

[The Mad Monk]

quote: Do you have a pic of Adam Smith?

I thought that Adam Smith was one of the folks in the painting displayed in the wonder movie--and I thought there was a resemblence.

[Beefhawk]

Just call 'em Greenspans!

Al's the raddest economist of all time!

[Edward]

Uncle Sam would be very rememberable to me. Unfortunately it might be confused with SAM missile batteries.

"I made a sam like you all suggested, but instead of getting more money, I lose 2 coins per turn."

"I changed 3 of my workers to sams but the bombers still beat me. What am I doing wrong?"

[smilo]

Calling the tax collector a fiend, or count taxula ... No, no .. don't forget you're on the other side of the line in civ, he's a friend and a big one if you ask me. I would call them simply ... taxi's.