The $196,647 Question

NOTHING on tonight's social calendar? Well, if you happen to be in Canberra, why not have a few chuckles with Bob Brown and former Communist-turned-three-dollars-per-taxpayer-funded-word David McKnight? And best of all, drinks are free!

Here is a question it would be interesting to hear McKnight answer:

Given that Australian authors generally earn peanuts, and allowing that you advocate the distribution of public assets unto each according to his needs, do you feel comfortable accepting $196,647 on top of your six-figure academic salary?

And, for a follow-up:

The books you are selling here tonight, will you be retaining the royalties on those sales, or do you intend to return the proceeds to the taxpayers who funded your research?

The gathering will be held here:

Sunday 18 March
5.30 - 6.30pm (drinks provided)
Manning Clark House Garden*
11 Tasmania Circle, Forrest

(H/T: Australian Associated Press Eoin Black, a quality journalist,  who has tweeted word of tonight's gather.)

UPDATE: If you hope to make the acquaintance of the Silly's senior alarmist, Ben Cubby, prepare to be disappointed. He will be too busy shrugging off sceptics' attempts to have him consider points of view other than those of the souces for whom he takes catastropharian stenography.

Don't you just love that weary "if you insist". The Galileo people might as well save the cost of a stamp.