tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post8977291267670619930..comments2024-02-13T02:39:22.756-05:00Comments on EconomicPolicyJournal.com: Tyler Cowen's Take on Government Healthcare Ignores the DevilRobert Wenzelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14296920597416905488noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-7188632776952456972017-05-15T10:52:48.511-04:002017-05-15T10:52:48.511-04:00@Perry Mason
I actually disagree with your #2. E...@Perry Mason<br /><br />I actually disagree with your #2. Economics is a "wertfrei" endeavor.<br /><br />In fact, I think it's clear that the neoliberal elite have internalized many of the lessons of Austrianism, which has resulted in the abandonment of hard socialism in favor of subtler interventionism. They don't do so because they're "moral" but rather becauseAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11968441656658845395noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-77594509806144918592017-05-15T09:36:34.560-04:002017-05-15T09:36:34.560-04:00It is because Cowen is a coward, who fell for stat...It is because Cowen is a coward, who fell for statist apologies for one reason or another. The pressure is very strong at high end academia. To accept Austrian Economics, one must both accept (1) the scientific aspect, and (2) the "moral" aspect, meaning, the grounding for why one should pursue the most just and value producing outcomes.Perry Masonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12188665697411384557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-48516511644943238112017-05-15T09:09:22.682-04:002017-05-15T09:09:22.682-04:00People considered Cowen the next Murray Rothbard? ...People considered Cowen the next Murray Rothbard? That's crazy!<br /><br /><br />Besides, NS Kinsella is clearly the next Murray Rothbard.<br /><br />:ducks:Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11968441656658845395noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-74799519465987272022017-05-14T22:02:35.611-04:002017-05-14T22:02:35.611-04:00Unfortunately, he conducts the analysis as though ...<i>Unfortunately, he conducts the analysis as though there is no concept such as free market healthcare</i><br /><br />Well, that's because Mr. Cowen is a thoughtful, mainstream libertarian which allows him to write for Bloomberg. <br /><br />That allows him to write three pages of flowing prose when fringe characters like us would say something like: You can do whatever you want. It's Bob Roddishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17263804608074597937noreply@blogger.com