Will MOAB Trigger Protectionism? | 83 comments (83 topical, editorial, 0 hidden)

Re: Veblen once remarked on the ... (none / 1)

Well, they're both dead now.

Most economists teach a theoretical framework that has been shown to be fundamentally useless. -- James K. Galbraith

by Carrie (migeru at eurotrib dot com) on Wed Jan 14th, 2009 at 06:54:46 AM EST
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Re: Veblen once remarked on the ... (4.00 / 2)

But madmen in power listening to voices in the wind are as often as not listening to the voice of a long dead economist.

I've been accused of being a Marxist, yet while Harpo's my favourite, it's Groucho I'm always quoting. Odd, that.

by BruceMcF (agila61 at netscape dot net) on Wed Jan 14th, 2009 at 01:38:54 PM EST
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Re: Veblen once remarked on the ... (none / 1)

We're still around to laugh, although rather bitterly...

Peak oil is not an energy crisis. It is a liquid fuel crisis.

by Starvid on Wed Jan 14th, 2009 at 04:02:21 PM EST
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Will MOAB Trigger Protectionism? | 83 comments (83 topical, 0 editorial, 0 hidden)

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