Thursday, March 10, 2011

Fed Economist Responds to My Comments

Something to look forward to.

Fed economist David Andolfatto, who called Congressman Ron Paul a pinhead and said his argument about the Fed devaluing the dollar was stupid, has emailed me with regard to my post on his comments. He writes:

from David.Andolfatto@xxxx


Sent at 8:09 AM (GMT-06:00)

to rw@economicpolicyjournal.com

date Thu, Mar 10, 2011 at 8:09 AM

subject Hello from a Pinhead


Good morning, Robert.

I'll try to reply to your post as time permits (I write my blog during my spare time).

You want to know something funny? I actually like Ron Paul and would vote for him (if I was permitted to vote).

Anyway, just wanted to introduce myself. You ask some good questions in your post and I'll do my best to address them.


Sincerely,

David

7 comments:

  1. That's odd. Any idea why he isn't allowed to vote?

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  2. I actually like Ron Paul and would vote for him (if I was permitted to vote).

    The apparent cognitive dissonance here seems to be multivariate and complex. I can't wait to see what happens!

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  3. Would also be curious to know how Fed economists are hearing about EPJ through the grapevine.

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  4. Hey David,
    If you're reading this, quit your job at the fed. It's bad for you and the rest of us.
    -Caroline

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  5. Oh, goody. We pinheads are waiting with eager anticipation.

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  6. I just checked out his Facebook. It looks like he isn't even an American:

    http://www.facebook.com/people/David-Andolfatto/1372348127

    It looks like he grew up in British Columbia, Canada.

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  7. What's the point? Andolfatto's rebuttals were blown apart by the "unwashed masses" in the comment sections that he's had the "courage" to engage. I guess hes trying to turn this into a career-ender...

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