tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7905515.post4149405268219690628..comments2024-03-14T11:09:32.759-05:00Comments on Falkenblog: Beware the TechnocratsEric Falkensteinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07243687157322033496noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7905515.post-26541583469037597832010-07-07T12:54:29.768-05:002010-07-07T12:54:29.768-05:00ooops, i understand now. thanksooops, i understand now. thanksAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7905515.post-2673251888676724552010-07-07T03:34:37.094-05:002010-07-07T03:34:37.094-05:00I think the focus on and attempts to control aggre...I think the focus on and attempts to control aggregate variables ala the Keynesians is a massive error of reversing cause and effect. We can have full employment and high GDP if we all dig holes in our yards in the morning and fill them in the afternoon and force our neighbors to pay for it. Better yet, lets get the country moving again by outlawing all stop signs and stop lights and replace them with the unemployed to direct traffic. Good times and a chicken in every pot are just around the corner if only the pols would listen to Krugman.dmfdmfnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7905515.post-9078241914439441312010-07-06T16:25:12.872-05:002010-07-06T16:25:12.872-05:00I know 'technocrat' means officially. In ...I know 'technocrat' means officially. In practice, it's Keynesian praise, so I find it a pejorative.Eric Falkensteinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07243687157322033496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7905515.post-72362250466573505062010-07-06T13:41:20.825-05:002010-07-06T13:41:20.825-05:00The term technocrat has meaning and historyThe term technocrat has meaning and historyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7905515.post-37635878799284028952010-07-06T12:54:44.507-05:002010-07-06T12:54:44.507-05:00I think that a decent way of making this point is ...I think that a decent way of making this point is sciences have units, social sciences at best have ordinal and non comparable preferences to work with.michael websterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08709023254632080905noreply@blogger.com