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Montaigne's avatar

If the progressives couldn’t admit nut jobs into their ranks, they would have very few members left.

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libertate's avatar

Just so.

Reminiscent of the Hayek quote:

"If socialists understood economics, they wouldn't be socialists".

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John Baillie's avatar

I don't think anyone understands economics, least of all economists, whose predictive powers seem no better than astrologers. You don't even need a qualification to call yourself an economist. I own books debunking economics written by qualified economists. It's that bad.

And if Adam Smith were able to visit us today, he might say something like: where did my invisible hand go? It's all just an invisible hand job!

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