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There's a lot to be said for putting your money where your mouth is. People who aren't willing to risk being wrong can't be trusted to be right.
by AbrahamParangi 8y ago
There's a lot to be said for putting your money where your mouth is. People who aren't willing to risk being wrong can't be trusted to be right.
- ergothus 8y agoAbsolutely! But in this case, someone might approve of the EU-style regulations WITHOUT believing they necessarily lead to a lower unemployment number (they might value other aspects, such as living wages, resistance to shocks, benefits, employee<->employer power balance, etc). In such a case, the bet doesn't represent their beliefs, but they still fall in to the "apologist" camp he is decrying.
- craigsmansion 8y agoFrankly I wouldn't trust anyone who brags this loudly about a $100 bet and home schools his children. Seriously: "radical deregulation of Europe’s labor markets is long overdue" because you won a pub-sized bet? I'll take economic and financial advice with a tad fewer delusions of grandeur, thank you very much.