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Old 06-18-2008, 06:22 PM   #6
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Macro-economics is bullshit. You don't control or account for enough variables to ever get it right.
hahaaha! this is the best thing you've said the entire thread. you're almost right, cross-country regressions have their weaknesses. but asymmetric information is a micro issue, and macro is still 900% more valid than your theological, process philosophy, textual criticism garbage.

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But you have failed to address the consequences of a high level of government employment in non-productive job sectors, the high concentration of the GNP on non-discretionary spending, and whether having a trade deficit is good or bad.
what does the virtue of trade deficits have to do with Obama again?
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