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  <read_at>Tue Jul 07 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
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  <date_updated>Tue Jul 07 02:22:46 -0700 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[Two very experienced, practical economists presage the economic downturn of October 2008, and the mistakes of the Bush and Obama administrations reacting to it.<br/><br/>Steve Moore, senior editor of the Wall Street Journal and Dr. Arthur Laffer, advisor to President Reagan and namesake of the Laffer Curve, lay out the theory and the empirical dimensions for the conservative case. <br/><br/>It has always seemed to me that liberals want to redesign the society (including the economy) to match the way they think people should be.  Conservatives want to redesign it to match the way they think people are.<br/><br/>In that vein, this is a frightening book.  It is very persuasive, and it seems clear as glass to me the economy will suffer for generations from the changes we are making today.<br/><br/>If you're a liberal, I urge you to read this book with an open mind.  These two guys disagree with you; if you read their book refusing to listen, you'll miss a great opportunity to learn.]]></body>
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