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znufrii, did you see this ad signed by 200 economists that ran in the NY Times a while back?
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Loyola
Feb 15 '09, 14:43
I only heard about it today.
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an advertisement? In a newspaper? This changes everything! -- nm
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Reagen
Feb 15, 14:47
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but they *signed* it -- nm
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pigby
Feb 15, 14:53
I didn't, but I'm not surprised it's the Cato Institute putting it out.
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znufrii
Feb 15, 14:45
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That their claims are factually suspect is a matter of opinion you'd surely agree? -- nm
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Loyola
Feb 15, 14:54
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not really. they're presenting an overly simplistic view of both economics and history,
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znufrii
Feb 15, 15:03
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It seems pretty clear to me. They address a claim that there is no disagreement by stating that there is disagreement.
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Loyola
Feb 15, 15:12
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their disagreement stems more from opinions derived from their ideological position, than an objective analysis of the facts.
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znufrii
Feb 15, 15:17
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That's your opinion that their position on government spending to stimulate an economy is not based on empirical evidence.
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Loyola
Feb 15, 15:26
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Did you forget the letter sent to George Bush in May 2001, signed by dozens economists, including several Nobel laureates, in opposition to OECD?
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Trish
Feb 15, 15:41
yet in the examples they cite, and the manner in which they do so, the idea that it would have been better for the government to do nothing
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znufrii
Feb 15, 15:41
agreed -- nm
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Dane Duke Nuuk
Feb 15, 14:48
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