There was talk about renaming the Krugman thread for this purpose, but that seems to be going nowhere. Besides which, I feel the Krugman thread should be left to discuss Krugman while this thread can be used for more general economic discussion.
Discuss:
- The merits of competing theories.
- The role of the government in managing the economy.
- The causes of and solutions to our current economic woes.
- Comparisons between the economic systems of different countries.
- Theoretical and existing alternatives to our current market system.
edited 17th Dec '12 10:58:52 AM by Topazan
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The US alone accounts for more than a quarter of global GDP? Wow, that's impressive. What's also interesting is that the upward trend started in 2014, during the Obama administration.
Oh, and this headline? "America’s Economy Is No. 1. That Means Trouble."
Talk about accentuating the negative!
Edited by DeMarquis on Apr 27th 2024 at 6:44:51 AM
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I care more about paychecks for most people and whether they can make useful things with the money, otherwise, it just feels like someone bragging about their high score, really.
Wake me up at your own risk.
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Finished reading Does the Richness of the Few Benefit Us All? by Zygmunt Bauman.
This talk of America's GDP reminds me of that book quoting Steward Lansley:
I think I've been really apathetic about my country's "economic growth" recently kinda because of this kind of reason.
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Especially since much of our home country's money is tied to real estate.
During the asset bubble of the last few years, I wondered how much people get richer across the board when the media talks about things like golfing and going out to eat expensive sushi are popular.
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Henry George was right all along!
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"Economists have called twenty of the last three recessions." Let's not get too excited by these alleged predictors.
The ones who really annoy me are the people who seem to want a recession just to prove some kind of point. No thanks, mate. You go stew in your ideology and leave the rest of us alone.
Edited by Fighteer on Apr 26th 2024 at 10:30:23 AM
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