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Don't Buy It: The Trouble with Talking Nonsense about the Economy
Don't Buy It The Trouble with Talking Nonsense about the Economy Author:Anat Shenker-Osorio Today the term ?dismal science? seems almost too kind: too many of today?s economic arguments deserve the mantle of mysticism. In the name of appeasing our fickle economy, politicians have slashed services, laid off public workers, and threatened the future of the social safety net. And yet all of these ?sacrifices? only make matters worse.In Do... more »n?t Buy It, political communications expert Anat Shenker-Osorio shows how wrong-headed ways of conceptualizing the economy have led to bad decisions and worse policies. When we call the economy ?unhealthy? or ?recovering,? we give it the status of a living being. Americans must submit to any indignity required to ?keep the economy happy.? Tread lightly, we can?t risk irritating the economy! Don?t Buy It cuts through misinformation and skewers the economic nonsense we hear every day. In the end, it convincingly demonstrates that radically altering our politics and policies for the better is a matter of changing the conversation??literally.« less