[lbo-talk] an asshole economist chimes in on how to fix the economy

Bill O'Connor billyoc at gmail.com
Sun Nov 28 11:19:11 PST 2010


MICHAEL YATES <mikedjyates at msn.com> writes:


> “If you start with ‘should’ you get arguments where nobody makes any
> sense and where you can claim that some people are good and other
> people are bad,” he said, referring to recent skirmishes over Fed
> policy, deficits and other contentious topics.

Yes, let us stop all this talk of punishing the guilty.


> “With that sleight of hand you’ve ensured that you will not discuss
> anything of substance. You’ve just lined up two camps to fire at one
> another.”

Touche.


> Is it time to take all neoclassical economists into the woods and
> shoot them?

Certainly not! Middle of Times Square.

-- In Solidarity, Billy O'Connor



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