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An Anonymous Coward writes:
Economics affects us all, so why do so many remain ignorant of the fundamentals? Murray Rothbard said: "[I]t is totally irresponsible to have a loud and vociferous opinion on economic subjects while remaining in this state of ignorance."
Personally I'm tired of having to defend economics against both the mainstream advocates (with their broken models) and their critics (who tar economics with one brush). I take the time to educate myself and speak out, based on reason, not angry ignorance, and not on smugness, numerology, and appeals to the authority Lord Keynes.
There is a deep-seated tendency for people to misapply physical science techniques to the social sciences. This has resulted in mainstream economics degenerating into a modern day numerology. However there are intellectually sound schools of economics that do not attempt to treat human actions like Newtonian atoms.
This article from The Mises Institute discusses how and why mainstream economics has lost its way.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Monday December 19 2016, @04:04AM
That is "von Mises" to you, you non-Aryan! Trump rules! Hail victroy! White sumprezemy! (Seriously, Austrian Circle, dude! Look it up. )
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Monday December 19 2016, @08:15AM
Yes von Mises, that Austrian jew that fled nazi occupation to the US?
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Monday December 19 2016, @07:57PM
(((von Mises)))!
(Score: 2) by jdavidb on Monday December 19 2016, @09:28PM
(Seriously, Austrian Circle, dude! Look it up. )
I read that sort of stuff every day.
ⓋⒶ☮✝🕊 Secession is the right of all sentient beings
(Score: 2) by The Mighty Buzzard on Tuesday December 20 2016, @03:43AM
You know there are less Klan members in the entire nation than there were people at most Trump rallies, yes? White supremacy is not a very intelligent place to shovel blame.
My rights don't end where your fear begins.