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on Tuesday, October 15, 2019Esther Duflo Money Quote saying after she was asked what she reads when she goes to the beach following announcement of her win of the 2019 Nobel Prize in Economics. Esther Duflo said:
“I don’t go to the beach. There is no value in going to the beach. If I did go I would probably read economics books” — Esther Duflo
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George Meany: Economics Experts
on Friday, August 16, 2019George Meany Money Quote saying economists are so revered that their expertise is granted without evidence. George Meany said:
“Economics was the only profession where a person could be considered an expert without having once been right” — George Meany
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Margaret Atwood: Primary Wealth is Food
on Sunday, December 10, 2017
Food Prices by Randall Enos, Easton, CT
Margaret Atwood Money Quote saying without the wealth of nature, there would be virtually nothing else, but we fail to venerate air, water and nourishment like we do money. Margaret Atwood said:
“All wealth comes from Nature. Without it, there wouldn’t be any economics. The primary wealth is food, not money” — Margaret Atwood
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Toba Beta: Money Myth of Gain & Luck
on Tuesday, October 17, 2017Toba Beta Money Quote saying beliefs alter reality in financial status and economics of wealth. Toba Beta said:
“Your money myth affects your gain and luck. In economics, illusion of money affects wealth” — Toba Beta
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Captain Jean-Luc Picard: Wealth Acquisition
on Thursday, June 8, 2017Patrick Stewart as Captain Jean-Luc Picard Money Quote saying in the movie ‘Star Trek: First Contact‘ that wealth is no longer a goal 300 years from now – it is more important to improve the situation for humanity. Captain Jean-Luc Picard said:
“The economics of the future is somewhat different. You see, money doesn’t exist in the 24th century. The acquisition of wealth is no longer the driving force in our lives. We work to better ourselves and the rest of humanity” — Captain Jean-Luc Picard
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Michael Linden: Affront to Basic Math
on Saturday, June 3, 2017Michael Linden Money Quote saying Donald Trump has proposed a budget that is offensive to basic mathematics as well as to decent economics. Michael Linden said:
President Trump’s budget proposal is an affront to decency, economics and, at a basic level, math” — Michael Linden
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Lyndon B Johnson: Hot Economic Speech
on Thursday, March 2, 2017Lyndon B Johnson Money Quote saying our perceptions of economic speeches is determined by our own preconceptions and personal investment in them. Lyndon B Johnson said:
“Making a speech on economics is a lot like pissing down your leg. It seems hot to you, but it never does to anyone else” — Lyndon B Johnson
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Jared Bernstein: Economics is not Science
on Sunday, December 11, 2016Jared Bernstein Money Quote saying there’s a complexity to the art of economics that prevents a purely scientific outcome of policy – so Trump’s Treasury Secretary pick Steven Mnuchin’s stated goal of 3.5% to 4% sustained economic growth may be excessive optimism. Jared Bernstein said:
“I wouldn’t say it’s impossible, because it’s economics and not science” — Jared Bernstein
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U.S. economic growth of 3.5% per year? "I wouldn’t say it’s impossible, because it’s economics and not science" https://t.co/rFMLR4Hxed
— Real Time Economics (@WSJecon) December 11, 2016
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