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submitted 2 weeks ago by Thepotholeman@lemmy.ca to c/canada@lemmy.ca

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As the title says, you NEED to go read this guy's book if you were ever unsure about who he is as a person and if he is progressive. I started reading this yesterday and am almost a third of the way through already. The way he explains markets and economics and how they can be utilized to fight climate change and our biggest issues is fascinating.

So far I can see that this man is legit and he wants to see Canada leading the world economically and morally. We have a golden opportunity here and any fiscal conservative should see this guy as the number one guy for the job. We had our time with Trudeau laying the foundation for a lot of social justice for the next quarter century, and now Carney is here to focus more on the economy and scale it to make us a global super power. Never before have I found economics so interesting and this book of his is really opening my eyes about the history and functions of markets.

Ok, off I go to continue!

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[-] Thepotholeman@lemmy.ca 1 points 2 weeks ago

Buddy, all I'm saying is that a governor of a national bank SHOULDNT be influenced by politicians. It's not that deep

[-] grte@lemmy.ca 2 points 2 weeks ago

And what I'm saying is that the governor is a politician. Economics isn't a science like physics is a science. Their decisions are going to be coloured by their ideology.

[-] Thepotholeman@lemmy.ca 1 points 2 weeks ago

The governor of a national bank is simply not a politician... They are appointed by a politician, yes. But they aren't voted in... And to say that economics isn't a science is.... Fucking bold buddy. Gotta lay off the fent and brocasts

[-] grte@lemmy.ca 2 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

The governor of a national bank is simply not a politician… They are appointed by a politician, yes. But they aren’t voted in

Do politicians only exist in democratic states, then? A governor of a national bank is absolutely making political decisions. They are a politician.

And to say that economics isn’t a science

What I said was, economics isn't a science like physics is a science. It is a social science. Economists like to develop very complicated mathematical models to mask that fact, but the foundations those models are based on aren't natural laws like a physicist might work with. They are based on ideological assumptions.

Gotta lay off the fent and brocasts

Uh huh.

[-] Thepotholeman@lemmy.ca 2 points 2 weeks ago

Holy fuck man go home, read something other than Instagram comments on podcasts. The governor of a nation bank does not need to make decisions based on politics. They do not cut or raise interest rates due to politics nor should they. Look at the United States chair of the federal reserve, he won't cut rates because trump asked him to, and no politician should interfere with that.

Fent bot 9000 engage engines and gtfo of here