Showing posts with label bad economic advice. Show all posts
Showing posts with label bad economic advice. Show all posts

Sunday, March 21, 2021

Strings and Economic Theory for Dummies

Inflation vs Deflation
Inflation vs Deflation
We don't often dip into the rarefied air of macroeconomics because, to be frank, no one here has ever taken a course in economics, either macro- or micro. That being said, we do regularly follow broader economic trends; in the sense that we glance at the business section in the news and all of us regularly listen to Marketplace on the office radio. Even with that minimal exposure, however, the staffer who came across "What Does 'Push on a String' Mean?" at WiseGEEK.com knew right away that Esther Ejim was utterly ignorant of her topic.