Samuelson: "Women are men without money"

I'm sure there are plenty of people sharpening their keystrokes finding fault with this statement ("women are not men!" "plenty of women have money!" "women and men are never to be equated!" "men ARE NOT women!" and so forth) but...

There is great "economy" in this statement which cropped up in the NY Times obit for Paul Samuelson, a bit of a quipster, apparently:

When women began complaining about career and salary inequities, for example, he said in their defense, “Women are men without money.”

And kudos to Michael Weinstein for a very comprehensive review of Samuelson's life and thinking. Obits are one of the best sources of education, in my opinion, gateways to tiny, you-must-be-kidding/all-in-the-family fun facts, like this one: Larry Summers is Samuelson's nephew (which of course only makes Samuelson's comment more intriguing, viz. this). Cut my teeth as a reporter writing obits and still cannot open the daily paper (or click to one of my fave dailies) without looking at them first.

Comments

[Brian]

From Brian on Facebook:

Men without money likely gave it to a women.

[Peter]

From Peter via Facebook:

I think you have to consider that when he said that classifieds that said Help Wanted - Men and Help Wanted -Women were still there or a recent memory.

Wrenched out of that context it doesn't mean much. I think that due to longevity women may have more net worth than men.

Of course most people don't have any net worth to speak of.