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Economists adopted the meme that "finance is the brain of the economy".
Brain dead economists ---> brain dead economy.

"It is not necessary to have hope in order to persevere."
by ARGeezer (ARGeezer a in a circle eurotrib daught com) on Fri Apr 3rd, 2009 at 12:49:16 PM EST
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I like Michael Hudson's characterisation of the finance sector as a parasite which (among other things) numbs the brain of the host....

"The future is already here -- it's just not very evenly distributed" William Gibson
by ChrisCook (cojockathotmaildotcom) on Fri Apr 3rd, 2009 at 02:18:35 PM EST
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