Look, the metaphor is not *against* education and training. Can't you see the difference between something being *wrong* and something being *incomplete*? Mat -----Original Message----- From: Brad De Long <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Wednesday, September 01, 1999 11:55 AM Subject: [PEN-L:10533] Re: Re: Re: Bonelessness... >>First of all, if you read my post, I in no way said training and education >>programs are a "scam", nor did I say that Phil Harvey said so. What I said >>was that any policy program to reduce joblessness that did not address the >>issue of job creation was insufficient. It does not mean that I am against >>education or training. > >But the metaphor is against education and training... > >*Think* about the implications of the metaphors you use. That's what >Dierdre McCloskey says. I think it's good advice. > >Brad DeLong >