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Originally Posted by Flames Fan, Ph.D.
This is why the internet is great.
I do have a Ph.D., but it's certainly not in economics or an even remotely related discipline. I'm very competent at math and can check the equations, but the principles upon which they're based are beyond me. My leisure-time reading of economics is cursory and historical rather than theoretical (think Niall Ferguson and Talib rather than Krugman's or Friedman's textbooks).
So I couldn't tell you who is handing who what *ss in that Krugman versus Sean from Florida debate. To do that, I would need to have in-depth knowledge of the principles behind the economics that they're discussing. Now I know you think Sean is dominating because that is what fits with your ideology. However, I'm quite confident that you did not sit down and start drawing graphs and solving equations to assess both positions before coming down on the side of Sean.
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I agree with Sean because of my ideology? I sense a 'vapid' strawman argument here.....Remember, you are the one who came and defended Krugman while taking a big swipe at me (a second time).
I have no idea what Sean's ideology is. What I do know and read is that Sean had Krugman making replies to HIS posts. Then Sean destroying his replies. So obviously Sean's arguments were worthy of the big Nobel-Laureate's attention
All through the Fall and Early Summer Krugman's Blog comments were full of well informed people debating him and Keynesian economic stance. I was tipped to reading it from a friend. Now, like you, I am no expert in Economics. Though I did learn quite a bit by reading that blog. I had no idea who was right or wrong, but when he pulled the plug on his Spam, Spam, Spam post, it was one of the most pathetic things I have seen in a long time. It told me all I needed to know about Krugman. He couldn't handle a debate and pulled the plug because the people debating with him were obviously winning.