Thursday, May 11, 2006
The Conservative Nanny State:
How the Wealthy Use the Government to Stay Rich and Get Richer
The key flaw in the stance that most progressives have taken on economic issues is that they have accepted a framing whereby conservatives are assumed to support market outcomes, while progressives want to rely on the government. This framing leads progressives to futilely lash out against markets, rather than examining the factors that lead to undesirable market outcomes. The market is just a tool, and in fact a very useful one. It makes no more sense to lash out against markets than to lash out against the wheel. [...]
Dean Baker is a macroeconomist and co-director of the Center for Economic and Policy Research in Washington, DC. His blog, Beat the Press, provides commentary on economic reporting.
How the Wealthy Use the Government to Stay Rich and Get Richer
The key flaw in the stance that most progressives have taken on economic issues is that they have accepted a framing whereby conservatives are assumed to support market outcomes, while progressives want to rely on the government. This framing leads progressives to futilely lash out against markets, rather than examining the factors that lead to undesirable market outcomes. The market is just a tool, and in fact a very useful one. It makes no more sense to lash out against markets than to lash out against the wheel. [...]
Dean Baker is a macroeconomist and co-director of the Center for Economic and Policy Research in Washington, DC. His blog, Beat the Press, provides commentary on economic reporting.
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