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The laying on of scorn

Dan Crawford notes Paul Krugman’s change of heart on the increasing importance of automated systems, in particular robotics: In the past discussions at Angry Bear on the impacts automation might…

Tax Base Broadening ?

Below Dan pulled a post questioning Jon Chait’s claim that US economist’s generally support a broader tax base and lower rates. I am expert neither on taxes nor economists, but…

Weapons That Didn’t Work Out

…that work, and benefit the US. The “don’t throw good money after bad argument” was made in “Of Mice and Economics Dan Seligman, Forbes Magazine, Aug 28 1998 (Dan here…Also…