jueves, 1 de noviembre de 2012

Dean Baker: Inequality: The Silly Tales Economists Like to Tell

Inequality: The Silly Tales Economists Like to Tell

"(...) most economists are not paid for knowing about the economy. They are paid for telling stories that justify giving more money to rich people. Hence we can look forward to many more people telling us that all the money going to the rich was just the natural workings of the economy. When it comes to all the government rules and regulations that shifted income upward, they just don’t know what you’re talking about."