"The only way to systematically destroy the mutual benefits of free exchange is to politicize the market."
Have many mixed feelings about the Catholic Church, but that rmark kinda summed up everything to my thinking.
Uncle Fester got a toupe!
>>If an economist used his position to pontificate on theology the world would laugh. But when a theologian uses his credentials, in an imaginary field, to lecture on economics we are expected to pay attention.
I think you have this backward, at least as far as most people are concerned. Armchair theology is taken surprisingly seriously by the general public, but armchair economics won't get you anywhere unless you have your own right-wing radio talk show.
Chris: You seem to imply that truth and reality are determined by popular vote. Theology is made up theories about an imaginary being. Exactly how does that tell us anything about life in this world?
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