szarka on Nostr: Don't confuse the way that economics is perverted by politicians and the actual ...
Don't confuse the way that economics is perverted by politicians and the actual practitioners of the discipline. For example, very few actual economists (even among those on the left) would tell you that protectionist tariffs or price controls will end well. That doesn't stop politicians from finding a few misguided souls that will shill a policy like that.
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