“The fallacy is that politicians don't really do much about social issues. They just demonize their opponents as elitists and reap the benefit. It's a stupid way to do politics. Economic issues can more often be addressed concretely, and it would seem logical for people to vote their interests in this area.” PeopleWaySeemsSocialInterestIssuesEconomicStupidPoliticianBenefitsAreasVoteOpponentsLogicalSocial IssuesReapFallacyOften IsElitistEconomic Issues Author:Timothy Noah
“I'd go to conference after conference and it would essentially be the talking points. Either pro or con. It's amazing how polarized the tech conversation is. There's also this neurological fixation, the incessant wondering what the Internet's doing to our brain: "Does it make us stupid, does it make us distracted?" And then the other guys say, "No, it's making us smarter than ever, and better than ever, and more connected." And it's like, where is the economic and social context? Why is that rarely considered?” DoeGuySocialBrainTalkingWonderEconomicStupidInternetConversationConnectedSmarterConferencesDistractedOther GuysIncessantFixation Author:Astra Taylor
“Every month that we do not have an economic recovery package 500 million Americans lose their jobs.” JobsLosesMillionsEconomicStupidMonthsRecoveryRacistPackagesReally StupidDumb LiberalStupid LiberalReally DumbEconomic Recovery Author:Nancy Pelosi
“Money demands that you sell, not your weakness to men's stupidity, but your talent to their reason.” MenReasonMoneyLibertyEconomicTalentStupidDemandWeaknessSellsStupidity Book:Atlas Shrugged Source: Atlas Shrugged
“It is hard to imagine a more stupid or more dangerous way of making decisions than by putting those decisions in the hands of people who pay no price for being wrong.” PeopleWayHardHandsGovernmentPoliticalDecisionBusinessPayLibertyImagineEconomicDangerousStupidLibertarianDecision MakingMaking DecisionsAbuse Of PowerBeing WrongBad DecisionTough DecisionsStupid Decision Author:Thomas Sowell