Why is there So Much Economic Illiteracy? Paul Krugman Is One Reason

Stanford University economist Thomas Sowell was asked the other day whether the understanding of basic economics has been elevated in political discussions over time. His answer? Economic literacy hasn’t gotten better. It’s gotten worse.
“At one time you had a lot of people who hadn’t had any economics saying foolish things. Now you have well-known economists saying foolish things,” he said.


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The mixed up word police!

MoveOn.org is collecting signatures on an online petition. It reads:

"I call for an end to all overt and implied appeals to violence in American politics. We must debate, not hate."

No more shootings, no more hate - In the wake of the mass shooting of Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords and 19 others in Tucson, we must end the violent rhetoric that has exploded in American politics over the past two years. ∴ That's why we're calling on every member of Congress, as well as the major TV news networks, to put an end to overt and implied appeals to violence in our political debate.

Violent rhetoric has exploded over the past two years? Are they kidding? Those folks at MoveOn.org have short memories or 'selective recall' if they can't remember THIS! --bc Read More......