Scenario 1: Decent job, medical benefits, overall sense of worth, expensive televisions
Scenario 2: Bad job, no medical benefits, declining sense of worth, cheap televisions
How many people are taking Scenario 2? https://t.co/t8OYd6fnCU
— Eric Gardner (@ericgardner0) October 18, 2019
But econs and other associated types tell me that it’s better for everyone if we immiserate half our population, even for the immiserated. And they have math to prove it!
Because before math, the real world bows and assumes the shape of the model, of course, never mind all those people with no jobs and no futures. The math!