[quote=partypup]And you’re forgetting that when highly-compensated professionals lose their jobs, the ripple effect in the economy is greater because their salaries were expended on a greater volume of goods and services than, say, a mechanic at a Chrysler dealership. [/quote]
There is a finite supply of money.
If lawyers aren’t getting paid, someone else is. Which is fine by me.
Fire all the lawyers and pay everyone else twice as much. Sounds like a good deal to me!
