The biggest joke about economics
is that it is actually fairly straightforward on a macro scale.
(Bazongaloid, Thu 27 Jun 2013, 12:51, 3 replies, latest was 12 years ago)

so much of it seems to involve a crystal ball
i mean, look at actuaries - they basically predict how much an insurer will have to spend in the next 12 months when it insures itself against losses. that's got to be part science, part fiction.
( rachelswipe with a fork, Thu 27 Jun 2013, 12:53, Reply)

^this.
I studied economics at A Level, and I found the macro side to be incredibly easy to understand. MV=PT etc. It was the micro that I could never get my head round.

Unfortunately, most people don't even think about what it really means. They just believe what the papers tell them, according to their own agenda.
( b3th Not shit. Not mod., Thu 27 Jun 2013, 12:54, Reply)

hey
i got my opinion from wikipedia, google and the comments on the daily retard website. IT'S THEREFORE TOTALLY VALID AND ACCURATE.
( rachelswipe with a fork, Thu 27 Jun 2013, 12:56, Reply)

I proof read a mates economics degree thesis at uni
Every third sentence had the word "assume" in it.

This doesn't lead me to have much faith in economists.
(localboy purveyor of pisspoor puns, Thu 27 Jun 2013, 12:58, Reply)

DEACONonmists *I* call them!!!!!!

( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Thu 27 Jun 2013, 12:58, Reply)

No wonder it's such a fucking dull subject if that's the biggest joke.

( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Thu 27 Jun 2013, 12:55, Reply)