FUN: “Talk is cheap”

http://cafehayek.com/2011/01/a-proposal-in-the-public-interest.html

A Proposal in the Public Interest

by DON BOUDREAUX on JANUARY 29, 2011

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Another mark of a good economist is to be skeptical of stated intentions. Talk is cheap. So if Jones professes his great love of humanity, the economist pays little heed.

Economist and non-economist are strolling in Manhattan. When they pass Carnegie Hall, the non-economist says wistfully to the economist, “You know, I’ve always wanted to learn to play the piano.” The economist replies “obviously not.”

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