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As for Bush, he can be dispatched by the electorate while we are still a democracy.",6,false,{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[],{"id":23,"quote_text":24,"author_id":5,"source_id":17,"has_image":18,"author":25,"source":26,"quote_tag":27,"commentary":9},3387477,"Not surprisingly, extensive effort in Britain and America goes into finding tax shelter. the system is “efficient” for the shelter industry, not for the economy.",{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[],{"id":29,"quote_text":30,"author_id":5,"source_id":17,"has_image":18,"author":31,"source":32,"quote_tag":33,"commentary":9},3387476,"Today, large numbers of citizens throughout the West are angry that the good life is being stolen from them. They are not quite sure whom to be angry at – immigrants, corporations, the government, politically correct liberals, the rich, the poor?",{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[],{"id":35,"quote_text":36,"author_id":5,"source_id":17,"has_image":18,"author":37,"source":38,"quote_tag":39,"commentary":9},3387472,"In practice, a good deal of the outcomes produced by the market reflect nothing more than luck – good or bad.",{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[],{"id":41,"quote_text":42,"author_id":5,"source_id":17,"has_image":18,"author":43,"source":44,"quote_tag":45,"commentary":9},3387468,"Technological advance often thrives in sheltered and subsidized markets, which defy free trade.",{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[],{"id":47,"quote_text":48,"author_id":5,"source_id":17,"has_image":18,"author":49,"source":50,"quote_tag":51,"commentary":9},3387465,"If social security depresses savings rates, it is only because it is unfunded.",{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[],{"id":53,"quote_text":54,"author_id":5,"source_id":17,"has_image":18,"author":55,"source":56,"quote_tag":57,"commentary":9},3387460,"When laissez-faire creates instability, the move to a freer market can be something less than pure gain.",{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[],{"id":59,"quote_text":60,"author_id":5,"source_id":17,"has_image":18,"author":61,"source":62,"quote_tag":63,"commentary":64},3387455,"As a scholarly discipline, economics has always suffered from physics envy.",{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[],"**The Backstory**\nRobert Kuttner, an American journalist and economist, likely uttered these words in the context of the 1970s and 1980s, when economics was undergoing a significant transformation. As a scholar and critic of mainstream economics, Kuttner was influenced by the rise of neoliberalism and the increasing influence of physics and mathematics on economic theory. This period saw the emergence of economists like Milton Friedman, who drew parallels between economics and physics, seeking to establish economics as a hard science.\n\n**The Hidden Insight**\nKuttner's statement reveals a paradox: economics, in its pursuit of scientific legitimacy, has become overly enamored with the idea of physics as a model. This \"physics envy\" has led economists to prioritize mathematical elegance and predictive power over nuanced understanding of human behavior and social complexity. By emulating physics, economics has lost sight of its own unique subject matter and the need for a more human-centered approach.\n\n**How to Use This**\nTo apply this insight, professionals and creatives should recognize that their field's value lies not in its ability to mimic other disciplines, but in its unique strengths and complexities. By embracing the messy, human aspects of their work, they can develop more effective and sustainable solutions that account for the intricacies of real-world systems.",{"id":66,"quote_text":67,"author_id":5,"source_id":17,"has_image":18,"author":68,"source":69,"quote_tag":70,"commentary":9},3387450,"It is more than a little ironic that “capital accumulation” once a rather tendentious Marxian view of a supposed capitalist obsession, should have become – of all things – Wall Street’s own slogan.",{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[],{"id":72,"quote_text":73,"author_id":5,"source_id":17,"has_image":18,"author":74,"source":75,"quote_tag":76,"commentary":9},3387445,"American critics of welfare statism are often surprised to learn that countries like West Germany, with a much more comprehensive welfare state and a statistically larger public sector, have fewer government employees per capita than the United States does.",{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[],{"currentPage":78,"totalPages":79,"totalItems":8,"itemsPerPage":80},1,2,10]