Economists

[Kevin B. O'Brien]

Ronn! Blankenship wrote:
> ObMADMagazine:  Was the subject line supposed to be "Ecch-onomists"?
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> At 01:28 PM Tuesday 5/13/2008, Kevin B. O'Brien wrote:
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>> But the most interesting critique I can recall was by Michael Porter,
>> who wrote a pretty well-received book called "The Competitive Advantage
>> of Nations". He simply pointed out that anyone who advocated reducing
>> the standard of living of our citizens as a sound policy was not living
>> in a reality-based community.
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> How do the demands^H^H^H^H^H^H^H recommendations of the 
> environmentalists fare under that analysis?
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Much better, if I can believe the polling data. I would again 
distinguish between short-run and long-run results. No one argues that 
addressing environmental concerns can be done without short-term costs. 
But if people believe that the long-run benefits are compelling, they 
seem willing to pay those costs.

Regards,

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Kevin B. O'Brien         TANSTAAFL
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