“The law firm Goodwin Procter, which laid off nearly 40 lawyers and staff last year, is asking the taxpayers of Worcester and Lowell, Mass., to pay the firm more than $1.75 million in legal fees for ‘pro bono’ work on behalf of aggressive beggars fighting city crackdowns.” [Ira Stoll, Future of Capitalism]
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When a law firm has to law off lawyers, doesn’t that suggest strongly that they over-hired in the first place? When I give away more than I probably should have during a boom period, let’s say, by donating some of my pay to panhandlers, should the taxpayers make up for my generosity later on?