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>The point is people stereotype research economists as corporate shills or something, when they tend to be left-wing They tend to poll Democrat more than Repub
by crdoconnor 12y ago
>The point is people stereotype research economists as corporate shills or something, when they tend to be left-wing
They tend to poll Democrat more than Republican, but that certainly doesn't mean that they're left wing or anti-corporate. Quite the opposite in fact.
There is a near unanimity on the benefits of CAFTA, NAFTA and immigration, for instance. Also against government ownership of enterprise.
http://econfaculty.gmu.edu/klein/PdfPapers/KS_PublCh06.pdf http://econfaculty.gmu.edu/klein/PdfPapers/KS_PublCh06.pdf
- icebraining 12y agoThere's nothing inherently right-wing about being pro-immigration or against State ownership of enterprise (or against the State in general, in fact).
- crdoconnor 12y agoWhat is right wing or left wing is a complete red herring in the context of this discussion. Both are highly subjective, ultimately rather meaningless and are subject to the issue of "shifting goalposts". What's decried is nearly communist in the US is hard-right wing for most of the rest of the world. Pro-corporate/anti-corporate is more meaningful. And yes, it is inherently pro corporate to be pro immigration and against state ownership of enterprise. Both are incredibly pro corporate stances in fact.