Reply #18: If someone like Krugman was saying this, I would listen.

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Michael Moore, on the other hand, is not an economist, and is not consistent in his predictions (he only listed the ones that came out right, and the Iraq War stuff could be easily confirmed with much more reputable sources so it's not like he was really going out on a limb like he is here), and has been known to engage in hyperbole, even within his core competency of filmmaking.