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Default OT / My pet peeve *fatties*


"DSK" wrote in message
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In other words, among *economists* Galbraith is not dicredited.



Dave wrote:
Keep telling yourself that, Doug.


Why shouldn't I?
So far, you have offered
-a lame excuse
-a political rant

He's basically a minor footnote who had a keen pen.


And some good ideas about how the world works, many of which have been
readily adopted by economists and are intrinsic to ongoing work in that
field.

Oddly enough, there is one thing that Galbraith advocated which *has* been
seriously discredited. One out of many. Do you know what it is?

DSK

Taxing plastic?