Comments on: Is the Prevailing Economic Orthodoxy Dead? http://thestrangedeathofliberalamerica.com/is-the-prevailing-economic-orthodoxy-dead.html An Independent Netzine About Ideas Tue, 15 May 2012 16:14:24 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Gordon Taylor http://thestrangedeathofliberalamerica.com/is-the-prevailing-economic-orthodoxy-dead.html/comment-page-1#comment-11949 Gordon Taylor Thu, 09 Apr 2009 17:39:20 +0000 http://thestrangedeathofliberalamerica.com/?p=2600#comment-11949 Ralph, You appear to be living in Iowa. I'll be in Grinnell visiting my parents on Mothers Day weekend. Can I buy you coffee? Respond to email address above. Gordon Taylor Ralph,

You appear to be living in Iowa. I’ll be in Grinnell visiting my parents on Mothers Day weekend. Can I buy you coffee? Respond to email address above.

Gordon Taylor

]]> By: liberalamerican http://thestrangedeathofliberalamerica.com/is-the-prevailing-economic-orthodoxy-dead.html/comment-page-1#comment-11928 liberalamerican Mon, 30 Mar 2009 15:53:55 +0000 http://thestrangedeathofliberalamerica.com/?p=2600#comment-11928 With your usual wisdom you have articulated one of the raging disputes in contemporary economic theory. The test of science, of course, is can you replicate the results in a predictable fashion. Rubinomics fails that test. It did not anticipate the mess we are in, so why should we allow it to dictate how we get out of it. As someone said to me in Iowa last month: would you take your car back to a mechanic who had ruined your engine? With your usual wisdom you have articulated one of the raging disputes in contemporary economic theory. The test of science, of course, is can you replicate the results in a predictable fashion.

Rubinomics fails that test. It did not anticipate the mess we are in, so why should we allow it to dictate how we get out of it. As someone said to me in Iowa last month: would you take your car back to a mechanic who had ruined your engine?

]]> By: Hathor http://thestrangedeathofliberalamerica.com/is-the-prevailing-economic-orthodoxy-dead.html/comment-page-1#comment-11926 Hathor Mon, 30 Mar 2009 10:55:10 +0000 http://thestrangedeathofliberalamerica.com/?p=2600#comment-11926 The biggest mistake the economist make is that they think they are scientist. I listen to the arguments of the free market zealots. There are never tautologies. The biggest mistake the economist make is that they think they are scientist.

I listen to the arguments of the free market zealots. There are never tautologies.

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