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"Starve the Beast" Theory in One Sentence

Steve Roth | December 14, 2012 11:55 am

Krugman’s leeches analogy today spurs me to comment:

If the police department in your town is doing a bad job and the crime rate is high, the obvious solution is to cut funding for the police department!

Sounds a lot like bloodletting theory, dontcha think? We’ll just drain off the bad blood! It’s so simple and obvious!

Cross-posted at Asymptosis.

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  1. Seth
    December 14, 2012 9:44 pm

    Main St: Hey, there are crooks on Wall St!
    Wall St: Outrageous! Kill the SEC!

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