A few weeks ago, Gingrich made a splash by declaring war on lazy poor kids.
“It is tragic what we do in the poorest neighborhoods, entrapping children in, first of all, child laws, which are truly stupid.
“You say to somebody, you shouldn’t go to work before you’re what, 14, 16 years of age, fine. [...]
Entries Tagged as 'Emotional Map of an Economy'
Cleaning Up Moral Hazards: Should Poor Kids or Folks at Goldman Sachs Become Assistant Janitors?
December 12th, 2011 · Comments Off
Tags: Emotional Map of an Economy · Finance
The Two Audiences I Need to Address
November 1st, 2010 · Comments Off
One thing I’ve realized is that I need to be more clear about who I’m arguing with and what we are arguing about.
At one level, my framework has to respond to economic policy wonks like Krugman. Their argument is essentially that it just ain’t gonna work. As we saw when it came to the government’s [...]
Tags: Assumptions · Emotional Map of an Economy · Model
Talking about Love, Justice and the Economy without Sounding like an Idiot
July 27th, 2009 · Comments Off
Speaking of the emotional map of a good economic model, this excerpt from a Bill Moyers round table discussion really struck me:
SERENE JONES [President of Union theological seminary]: You ask how you would define this crisis? I think it’s a crisis of value. We have misplaced, in deep ways, the ruler that [...]
Tags: Emotional Map of an Economy · Model
