Menendez: Thank God Economists Don't Make Public Policy

[ProfessorPlum]

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Yeah, those wacky economists.

[lumberjack_jeff]

1. So how did the economists do with their utopian experiments in Chile?

How did that work out?

Those who think Menendez is wrong ought to reread the shock doctrine.

[ProfessorPlum]

3. ?huh?

I've read the Shock Doctrine. Not all economists are from the Chicago School.



You'd think that wouldn't need to be said.

[raystorm7]

5. A bigger ?HUH? is now in play to the original post - lumberjack_jeff :)

[ProfessorPlum]

6. Because all economists are from the Chicago school?

Does that mean there are no Keynesians? Are they just imaginary?

Or do you think that there are no economists involved in setting policies, such as monetary policy?

[lumberjack_jeff]

10. All economists live in the abstract.

We have policy makers to balance academic theory with public realities.

[Indenturedebtor]

12. Myes like Bush vs Climate Scientists Myessssssss

Hillary Rodham Clinton -2
Reality 10

[lumberjack_jeff]

15. Riiight. Just. Like. That.

except less stupid.

[Cieran]

2. Hahaha

I'm sure Hillary is having such a tough time pinching those 10.9 TRILLION pennies (the $109 million in income). Whoops, make that 10.4 trillion pennies, as she did such a poor job pinching the pennies on her political campaign, she had to loan 500 million pennies to a campaign that proves she doesn't know how to manage money.

[ProfessorPlum]

4. Welcome to DU

Now that you have enough posts to start your own thread, please drink responsibly.

[awoke_in_2003]

8. Great point

thanks for the laugh.

[mlevans]

7. I always thought Menendez was smarter than that.

[speedoo]

11. I thought so too.

He seems unwilling to get off the deck of the Titanic and into a waiting seat in a lifeboat.

[Frisbee]

14. He's just waiting...

for the lady to board.

[brindis_desala]

9. Just when you thought our leaders could not be any dumber.

depressing.

[Cant trust em]

13. Q: Can you name one economist who is in favor of this?

A: Thank God Economists don't make public policy.

Natural response is: So no then. You can't name one economist who is in favor of this.