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Originally Posted by PBzeer
I've made the point about the effects of the New Deal before, but Ms Shales does it much better.
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OK, you baited me.. admit it..... It's not Shales, it's
Amity Shlaes
Amity Shlaes - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Ms. Shlaes wrote a column for the Financial Times arguing that the George W. Bush administration's response to Hurricane Katrina showed that it had been well-prepared for the disaster.
Then (get this) 10 days later, when the whole country was asking where the help was, in another Financial Times column, she noted that there had in fact been delays in responding to Katrina, but argued that the Bush Administration should not be held responsible for them, as they were simply an unfortunate result of federalism.
Federalism? Yeah, Ok. John you found yet another Neocon and Bush apologist and hold her up as a sterling example of an expert on economics.
Oh yeah, one more thing. She's had no formal economic training. None. Of course, who needs to be an expert economist when writing a book on the economy?
You're catching Sailaway21-itis.
If you really want to learn about the Great Depression, read the undisputed expert... Arthur Schlesinger. I have his paper in PDF, I'll email it to you.