>but I have yet to meet an economist who doesn't have very strong ideas about the types of policies or interventions that are good for bad for the economy I ha

>but I have yet to meet an economist who doesn't have very strong ideas about the types of policies or interventions that are good for bad for the economy I have yet to met a person on the street who doesn't have strong opinions about what economic principles should be implemented. >it often feels like you get 10 economists in a room and you get 10 different diverging opinions. I don't understand why this is a bad thing. Progress is made by exploring diverging theories.