tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3471471289744825428.post503985966105188447..comments2024-03-11T00:31:41.186-07:00Comments on The Oregon Economics Blog: Tuesday NotesPatrick Emersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17242234148546323374noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3471471289744825428.post-35016961650249116812009-09-10T10:39:06.795-07:002009-09-10T10:39:06.795-07:00Too bad the NYTimes didn't cite how Oregon max...Too bad the NYTimes didn't cite how Oregon maximized the effect of the stimulus money by coming up with a balanced fiscal plan that not only made cuts in public services (arghh, some had to happen) but minimized the cuts and maximized the federal dollars by raising revenue in a targeted way (from corporations and the wealthest households).Chuck Sheketoffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17438141936099145464noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3471471289744825428.post-88509076399818284832009-09-08T11:01:33.506-07:002009-09-08T11:01:33.506-07:00I couldn't agree more. Even physicists know th...I couldn't agree more. Even physicists know that the models only get you so far - hence the old joke about a perfectly spherical cow. Physicists can't solve the general case of the three-body problem, why on earth do economists think they can solve the six-billion body problem?GeoGeekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02596534612535469564noreply@blogger.com