Corporate Economists Tell Lies for a Living

[Joanne98]

by Glen Ford

Corporate-oriented members of the economics profession are "shills and boosters" for the (one-time) Titans of finance capital "The economists most cited in corporate media are shills and boosters for capitalism in general, and Wall Street in particular.

Corporate Economists Tell Lies for a Living

A Black Agenda Radio commentary by Glen Ford

"Lying is an essential element of their job description, which is to make corporate rule appear both benign and inevitable."

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[specialed]

1. The isms aren't really the problem.

Capitalism isn't inherently evil. I should be able to freely earn a wage or build a business from which I can earn a living. Socialism isn't inherently evil either. We should build a safety net for our citizenry. The problem is that we let the two get too far apart and now we are going to need a new, new deal and maybe this time 80 years from those Americans won't be as dumb as we were.

[bemildred]

2. Well paid propagandists, yes.

It sure isn't science, and academically it's ideological drivel.

[leftofthedial]

3. the entire corporate media and both parties are infested with these liars

and ideologues.

they've been waving their hands furiously at us, tap dancing and singing show tunes for a generation now, while their masters have stolen everything that was not nailed down and most of what was nailed down.