A pound of flesh is only ~0.5% of the average person. Would you prefer to pay a pound of (your own) flesh, or your income tax assessment as conventionally calculated.
Show your math.
Extra credit: Discuss why the pound of flesh should or should not be adjusted for inflation.
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It's too early yet for reviews of Soul Made Flesh to start rolling in (it pubs in January 2004), so I'm still in an anxious state.
Ok, I'm a little late, so I figured I'd make this one extra-disgusting to cover the time you weren't cringing.
Today I'll be talking for an hour about Soul Made Flesh on Minnesota public radio.