William Sjostrom wrote:
> Graham Nash economics is my overly cute way of complaining about normative
> economics. Economists offer *opinions* on who should get this or that: the
> poor, the talented, the hard-working, maybe some combination of the above.
> I still am not persuaded that economists opinions on these issues are any
> more important than anyone else's opinion.
I'm tempted to agree with you. Economists aren't very impressive
philosophers. On the other hand, though, they are much better
philosophers than the typical undergrad, who is often unable to form any
coherent opinion at all.
> Does it change the way the world
> behaves?
A totally different question. Even if you are the pinnacle of moral
knowledge, the world could ignore you. It hardly shows you're wrong.
--
Prof. Bryan Caplan
Department of Economics George Mason University
http://www.bcaplan.com [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Mr. Banks: Will you be good enough to explain all this?!
Mary Poppins: First of all I would like to make one thing
perfectly clear.
Banks: Yes?
Poppins: I never explain *anything*.
*Mary Poppins*
