An economist I respect

[Markekohut]

C' mon, Alice...you've been quoting good economists.....you know that a prevailing disease
Of many economists---whole lot of 'em Chicago School, as Kit might say---is to see through their theory, not see the real world. 

That 's what makes the good ones good. 

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On Jan 13, 2013, at 5:44 PM, alice wellintown <alicewellintown at gmail.com> wrote:

>> The problem with economists in general is that they do not understand
>> reality- global warming, the second law of thermodynamics, toxicology, peak
>> oil, etc., which is to say, their initial assumptions are invalid. This is
>> not the case with Ayres.
> tt
> Global warning is something most grade school kids now understand. And
> the rest of these are easy enough for any intelligent and educated
> person to understand.  Therre is no real problem with economists. It's
> difficult for economists to convince people who see everything through
> a limited political lens that there isn't a problem with everything
> and everybody else who won't limit their own view to what the limited
> lens allows one to see.