DeLong and fire trucks to the rescue

michael at ecst.csuchico.edu michael at ecst.csuchico.edu
Thu Jun 4 11:53:26 PDT 1998


Whoa there Professor DeLong. The IMF is a fire truck! Maybe but they have gasoline in their hoses.

They may show a particular way of getting out of financial difficulty -- at least they may see it that way from their perspective -- but they act like a cop more than a fireman in prohibiting alternative methods of putting out the fire.

They would rather fire [pardon the pun] workers, especially government workers, increase trade. What if a government recommends extensive land reform to create jobs? What does the fireman say then?

Well, at least you put a :) at the end of your post, so I knew that it was partially with an element of humor.

Another arsonist,

-- Michael Perelman Economics Department California State University Chico, CA 95929

Tel. 530-898-5321 E-Mail michael at ecst.csuchico.edu



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