Crowman1979
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Fri Jul-24-09 06:43 PM
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Economists serve no purpose! |
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They are about as useless as McNamara's wiz kids! :rant:
I've even had take a micro-economics class at AUM. At the end of every class, I felt like my head was going to explode from all of the sheer simple-minded ludicrously flawed theories I just heard or read.
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Fri Jul-24-09 06:47 PM
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1. I have a BA in Economics and |
Birthmark
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Fri Jul-24-09 06:47 PM
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2. Shh! They think they're important. |
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For the rest of us, they represent a repository of spare parts. ;)
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Fri Jul-24-09 06:47 PM
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3. Disagree. I listened to Paul Krugman last fall and moved all our 401K funds into ready assets. |
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Didn't lose a penny of that money but unfortunately I didn't act on a roll-over acct and lost 40% there ( luckily it was a small % of our retirement funds). I have Krugman's blog bookmarked and I listen to what he says!
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Fri Jul-24-09 06:51 PM
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5. I think that most if us who agree with Krugman already know what he's telling us. |
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That's why we agree with him. He gives what we think credence.
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Fri Jul-24-09 06:49 PM
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4. They do have a purpose. It's to make your life hell in college. |
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I had a very hard time with those graphs and which why the lines are supposed to move with this or that happening.
I have a "propensity" to feel like you do about economists.
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Fri Jul-24-09 06:53 PM
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6. I enrolled in a few econ courses at my university |
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and aced them without ever really studying. My professor wanted me to switch majors (from Math and Computer Science) to Economics. I was there to meet cheerleaders and sorority girls. I laughed at him and told him that the entire "science" seemed bogus.
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Fri Jul-24-09 06:54 PM
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7. Economists are nearly as good as weathermen. |
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Edited on Fri Jul-24-09 06:54 PM by imdjh
OF course, economists and financial analysts are not necessarily the same thing.
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Fri Jul-24-09 06:54 PM
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8. Every one I have eaver heard |
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sounds like a mouthpiece for right wing, big business.... double talkin jackoffs!
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Fri Jul-24-09 07:24 PM
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9. well the classical economics that right wingers practice is crap |
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But the Keynesian stuff is right on the money. Too bad America's too right wing to adopt actual economic theories that work.
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Crowman1979
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Fri Jul-24-09 07:27 PM
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10. On a related subject, my economics textbook was written by W's economic adviser! |
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If you wanna know why I'm pissed. Not to mention that taking those classes was like having an ice pick stuck in you skull, you can't wait to get it out.
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Fri Jul-24-09 09:52 PM
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11. Someone I know who uses the services of economists every day in his job says |
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economists are like pilots flying using only instruments. I thought that was a good analogy.
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