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How Can You Plan In The Face of Uncertainty?

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How Can You Plan In The Face of Uncertainty?

THERE is more illogic in political economy than you think.

I’ve been having an extended shouting match with a bloke called Richard Murphy for years now. He’s set himself up as the arbiter of all things economics and tax and would now like to tell us all how to run the country. It’s not a bad ambition for a retired accountant from Wandsworth.

However, the problem he’s got is that he cannot in fact follow logic. Try this for example:

And I know markets are full of people who are as clueless about what will happen next and who are as willing to fly by the seat of their pants as the person setting out to climb a mountain without a map or guide. They’re not wrong to do that – it’s just what has to happen in a world of uncertainty. But in that same world of uncertainty (which neoliberals do not think exists) there has also to be firm government action under the direction of politicians who know they have been elected to make decisions.

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Posted: 6th, September 2011 | In: Money | Comment (1)