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>(which is shocking "Ben is in his second year of UChicago’s JD-MBA"),

Honestly it wouldn't have surprised me if it said he was in his second year of high school.

Can someone who upvoted this, explain why they upvoted this submission?

Certainly. After 45 years of observation of economists tanking national/regional/global economies, cheerlead neoliberal bullshit that contravenes the most basic principles outlined in an econ 101 textbook, and in general standing behind policy that creates shit outcomes for ~ 98% of the nation, the skepticism starts to set in in earnest. The lack of empiricism alone in the social sciences should be sufficient to dismiss them out of hand. The fact that one has been promoted to the notional captain's chair of the world economy beggars belief. And on a personal note I get off on watching folks get kicked in the worldview, so dude's screed is guaranteed to rattle all the right cages.

All of this. Thank you.

>...And on a personal note I get off on watching folks get kicked in the worldview,

I would guess that might be the appeal for others also.

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