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Economic Education
The next John Stossel (“Bailouts, Big Spending, and Bull,” Friday at 10 on 20/20) is going to be a tour de force. Not only will you get to see me with big hair and big beard, you’ll also learn about private roads, and get the chance to compare and contrast Ms. American’t (Barbara Ehrenreich of Nickel and Dimed) and Mr. American (Adam Shephard of Scratch Beginnings).
I still don’t know if Stossel will air anything I said, but if you watch the promo video, you can spot me in the back row. My best line, whether or not they use it, was roughly, “Something hasn’t worked. Let’s give nothing a chance.”
READER COMMENTS
Blackadder
Mar 11 2009 at 1:43pm
That’s a lot of economists.
Mike
Mar 11 2009 at 2:28pm
That’s a great line! A perfect sound bite for the depression era.
Patrick
Mar 12 2009 at 12:02am
That’s a lot of beard.
Artturi Björk
Mar 12 2009 at 1:35pm
That line is brilliant. Well done!
Patri Friedman
Mar 13 2009 at 5:39pm
One thing I find interesting is the different approach of Ehrenreich and Shephard. Ehrenreich set out to endure life with a low-wage job. Shephard set out to do as well as he could, starting with no material possessions. Just think about the difference in psychology there, both in conceiving of the project, and what it would feel like to implement. To endure is misery. To strive to do as well as you can, that is a joyous life.
guthrie
Mar 14 2009 at 10:48am
Good show! Too bad they didn’t use your line!
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