Comments for Fareed Zakaria: More Arithmetic Problems at the Washington Post at http://www.cepr.net , comment 1 to 6 out of 6 comments http://www.cepr.net Sat, 18 May 2013 17:26:29 +0100 FeedCreator 1.7.3 http://www.cepr.net/index.php/blogs/beat-the-press/fareed-zakaria-more-arithmetic-problems-at-the-washington-post#comment-5344 How about Federal loans to students at zero interest for higher education? Reduce unemployment and invest in our future. No, not gonna happen; can't increase the deficit because balancing the budget is the road to prosperity, just ask FDR, circa 1937. - Paul Mon, 29 Nov 2010 17:19:04 +0100 http://www.cepr.net/index.php/blogs/beat-the-press/fareed-zakaria-more-arithmetic-problems-at-the-washington-post#comment-5333 I don't see the point of heaving hyperbole in the face of Zakaria's blindness (deriving from devotion to dogma, limited intellectual capacity, lack of education, or whatever) to the real and tangible drivers at issue, e.g. lack of demand. I would wager Zakaria knows third grade arithmetic, but he appears to have topped-out at about a 10th grade level of understanding of reality. His prose appeals to a lot of people; and thus the ignorant narrative is amplified. - anon Mon, 29 Nov 2010 07:54:01 +0100 http://www.cepr.net/index.php/blogs/beat-the-press/fareed-zakaria-more-arithmetic-problems-at-the-washington-post#comment-5332 Yeah, yeah, "more and better education" is always the solution to all society's problems. More education gets a person a better job, as a "symbolic analyst," so he or she can order a bunch of dumb humps around whilst running that productive hedge fund. Except, how many more hedge fund dickweeds do we need? And if everyone has a Ph.D. from MIT, who will be available to rip out those ugly old granite countertops in Ms. Hedge Fund's summer cottage and install those shiny-special new ones? Then too: what are we supposed to do with that half of the population with IQs below 100? - Milton Friedmaniac Mon, 29 Nov 2010 07:17:40 +0100 http://www.cepr.net/index.php/blogs/beat-the-press/fareed-zakaria-more-arithmetic-problems-at-the-washington-post#comment-5330 I agree with Mr. Zakaria's common sense economics that the economic problems we currently face can only be solved by long term investment in education, work ethic and culture and the quality and quantity of regualtions. He also wrote a column in Time 11/15/10 about the deficit, a related problem, using similiar logic and rationality, rather than ideology, to make his arguement. Only by facing reality and mathematical facts, not party politics. I also agree that Mr Obama should use his position to make these arguments to the American People. We have real problems that will take real solutions to fix. - Dr.Bill Mon, 29 Nov 2010 06:32:13 +0100 http://www.cepr.net/index.php/blogs/beat-the-press/fareed-zakaria-more-arithmetic-problems-at-the-washington-post#comment-5320 yeah yeah- obama also gave speeches about creating 1000s of green infrastructure jobs, which is also needed as stimulus, but turned out to be "just words" (im plagiarizing!?) ps- yo isthatso- FYI type 2 has actually a stronger genetic predisposition- i know it's counterintuitive, but it seems that there are strong environmental triggers for type 1- eg the pima indians are @ 60% disposed for type 2- nobody's close to that for type 1- i would go on further, but ur closing tone makes me scared to correct u :) - frankenduf Mon, 29 Nov 2010 03:00:32 +0100 http://www.cepr.net/index.php/blogs/beat-the-press/fareed-zakaria-more-arithmetic-problems-at-the-washington-post#comment-5319 [quote]Mr. Zakaria comments that the stimulus was helpful, but then says that it is not the right medicine to boost the economy. He tells readers 'In the real world growth depends on real factors:'[/quote] Patient: Doctor, every time I think about the economy and recession, all I can think of is the unemployed resources on the supply side. Do I have Supplysidus Ignoramus? Doctor: Yes you do. I see a lot of it these days. It comes from reading journalists like Zakaria, Friedman and Samuelson who also have it, except theirs is genetic, like Type I Diabetes, not curable but treatable, where yours can be treated with diet, exercise and reading 'real' economics. Here's a little pamphlet to get started, entitled WHEN THERE'S NO GODDAMN DEMAND IT DOESN'T MAKE ANY GODDAMN DIFFERENCE HOW MUCH GODDDAMN SUPPLY THERE IS. - izzatzo Mon, 29 Nov 2010 02:27:21 +0100