Aren't you reading a bit too much into the quote? "Any economic unit can emit money. The serious problem is to get it accepted" Hyman Minsky
The quote makes the point - very well, IMHO - that people are never dedicated to something they have complete confidence in. Fanaticism is merely a matter of degree of dedication. Your name was never mentioned, and never would have been, either.
You made the attribution, not me.
I have always tried never to engage in ad hominems although my patience is often sorely tested. "Any economic unit can emit money. The serious problem is to get it accepted" Hyman Minsky
No one, least of all me, has ever said you are a fanatic
ChrisCook:
you should apologise for using such an unnecessarily nasty and combative tone. It borders on a pro Euro religious fanaticism diametrically opposed to the anti Euro fanaticism discussed in this thread.
It borders on a pro Euro religious fanaticism diametrically opposed to the anti Euro fanaticism discussed in this thread.
and I think that you are being over-sensitive, possibly because this comes from me.
Migeru:
ou really think this is about Jerome not liking your theories about debt, money and banking?
No. Do you?
But it would be interesting to see the collection of compliments I've had from him. "Any economic unit can emit money. The serious problem is to get it accepted" Hyman Minsky
