Quote Originally Posted by chuck View Post
It is my contention that the educational system is producing the liberals in the political group.

Not as much as the parents do, but it does try.

I'm glad you see that. Was there anything in the article that informed you of something that you didn't already know?

Well I had never heard of then term "economic enlightenment" before and I must admit I still dont see (even after visiting Mr Klein's website I still don't know "exactly what he or his lovely assitsant" think the exact meaning of it is eaither. I do know that the way the questions are worded that they are purposfully being misleading to a certian degree and that the survey in and of itself doesnt take out a large enough crossection to make me believe in its so called results. (In other words it certiantly requires more peer-review)

I'm not sure what you are getting at here. Are you saying that the economy is too complex for basics to be relevant?

No I am saying that the economy as simple as it is in its basic premise of (this for that) has become to complex to be completely understood let alone manipulated with any real degree of perdictability from the limited perspective of those currently claiming to understand it. Like blindfolded old men Smith, Malthus, Keynes, Freedman to Marx...all have only managed to describe or bring forth only a small portion of the elephant they are attempting to feel out.

He made that claim and as yet has not had the opportuinty or inclination to support it.

By what...providing some specific paper by some such other individual? That kind of thing is allready prevelent amongts any pundant of the democratics economic policies isnt it?

So, for example, if one person's addition problem is incorrect, a valid response is to point out that someone else missed a subtraction problem?

If the sumation of the former is dependent upon the sumation of the later, then yes.

Interpreted as derisive.

Good then I made my point about such things.

Apparently not, but since we already agree on the major point [the educational system teaches doctrine instead of fact], it probably doesn't matter.
Its a long running debate in eaither event. Check out the book "The Great Conversation" sometime it directly deals with the subject.