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That is not an argument for going to them for advice. That is an argument for taking the keys to the economy away from them. If your colleague crashes his van into a school bus because he's passed-out drunk, you do not go to him for advice on commuting. You take away his car keys.

- Jake

If you only spend 20 minutes of the rest of your life on economics, go spend them here.

by JakeS (JangoSierra 'at' gmail 'dot' com) on Mon Jan 12th, 2009 at 08:47:23 PM EST
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Re: Blogging Davos (none / 0)

Then you should ask,

[holding a gun to his head]
"I don't want your advice. Give me your keys. Now."

by Lily (put - lilyalmond - here <a> yahaah.france) on Tue Jan 13th, 2009 at 02:50:11 AM EST
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Bingo. But "you'll be the first against the wall when the revolution comes" doesn't inspire nearly as much thoughtful reflection as it used to :-P

- Jake

If you only spend 20 minutes of the rest of your life on economics, go spend them here.

by JakeS (JangoSierra 'at' gmail 'dot' com) on Tue Jan 13th, 2009 at 05:07:36 AM EST
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Re: Blogging Davos (4.00 / 2)

The guy who by his presence at Davos knows that he still holds the keys (after all), does not fear, does not see any necessity for thoughtful reflection on any ET question though he will be prepared for every eventuality, except the surprise* or vague question.

* which should not surprise by its absurdity but by hitting the nail

by Lily (put - lilyalmond - here <a> yahaah.france) on Tue Jan 13th, 2009 at 05:47:09 AM EST
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