Ellen Frank wrote:
>Last night I was re-reading Friedman's book The Day of Reckoning.
>Every chapter starts with a quote from the Old Testament on the
>moral hazards of borrowing. He really does seem to be talking more
>about the international asset position of the US than about the public
>debt
Last night I was re-reading Friedman's book The Day of Reckoning.
Every chapter starts with a quote from the Old Testament on the
moral hazards of borrowing. He really does seem to be talking more
about the international asset position of the US than about the public
debt, but he never makes that
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I once organized a panel with Robert Pollin, Larry Summers,
Robert Eisner, and Benjamin Friedman. The weird part was when
Summers said that he had enough anti-Americanism. He
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> He was describing debt in general. Yes, Summe
gt; about patriotism?
> JD
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> I once organized a panel with Robert Pollin, Larry Summers,
> Robert Eisner,
Title: RE: [PEN-L:28790] Re: B. Friedman on Stiglitz
Summers was lashing out at B. Friedman because the latter was highlighting _government_ debt? is the infamous session where Summers went on and on about patriotism?
JD
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From: Michael Perelman
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I once organized a panel with Robert Pollin, Larry Summers,
Robert Eisner, and Benjamin Friedman. The weird part was when
Summers said that he had enough anti-Americanism. He didn't lash
out at Robert Pollin, but at Friedman, who was worried about
excessive debt. Now he thinks that Summers migh
http://www.nybooks.com/articles/15630
