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08/01/2003
Nobel Cause link
Economists who win the Nobel Prize aren't known for being
outspoken. Hence our surprise to read that 2001 laureate George
Akerlof thinks Americans should protest the Bush
Administration's "irresponsible" policies. In a recent interview in
Der Spiegel on U.S. economic policy, he criticizes the
administration for "throwing money away" and projects a deficit of
over $6 trillion in 10 years that will force massive cuts in
services for the elderly. He praises Bush, Sr., for taking the
political risky step of raising taxes to control the deficit, and
bashes Bush, Jr., with this zinger: "I think this is the worst
government the U.S. has ever had in its more than 200 years of
history. It has engaged in extraordinarily irresponsible policies
not only in foreign and economic but also in social and
environmental policy. This is not normal government policy. Now is
the time for people to engage in civil disobedience."
Source: http://www.spiegel.de/
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