Guess who wrote my Economics & Policy Analysis course textbook?

[Conza88]

So... guess who wrote my Economics & Policy Analysis course textbook?

Yea, co-author; our mate Helicopter BB.

For moral reasons I have refused to purchase it. Since the course has a monopoly on textbooks, they also charge like $100 for it. I'd be directly paying a portion of douche bag bernanke's wages, or whatever he got for the contract.

I had a chat to my lecturer after the first class. Asked him if he knew anything about Austrian economics? He proceeded to ask if I was from Austria... Haha... *facepalm* then I mentioned, there's keynesian, chicago.. austrian.. he had a little side talk about Hayek being chicago... And the course being Keynesian and a little Chicago.

I was double hand face palming the entire way through the lecture,.. especially the parts on Inflation.. I think he might have noticed.. Hhaha

Anyway, my tutors are either going to love me or hate me.. Sucks to be them... Would you like some guy pointing out everything you've learnt and paid $$$$ for to get a masters / phd has been a lie?

Comments / advice / own stories?

 

[Strike-Fighter]

I applaud you greatly and hope you do not fail that class for the doubtless drama you will cause

 

[noxagol]

Good luck. You sound like me in my classes. Had a go about with my biology teacher about smoking and the LOGICALLY way to think about its effects on people regarding first hand and second and smoke.

 

[Ozwest]

So... guess who wrote my Economics & Policy Analysis course textbook?

Yea, co-author; our mate Helicopter BB.

For moral reasons I have refused to purchase it. Since the course has a monopoly on textbooks, they also charge like $100 for it. I'd be directly paying a portion of douche bag bernanke's wages, or whatever he got for the contract.

I had a chat to my lecturer after the first class. Asked him if he knew anything about Austrian economics? He proceeded to ask if I was from Austria... Haha... *facepalm* then I mentioned, there's keynesian, chicago.. austrian.. he had a little side talk about Hayek being chicago... And the course being Keynesian and a little Chicago.

I was double hand face palming the entire way through the lecture,.. especially the parts on Inflation.. I think he might have noticed.. Hhaha

Anyway, my tutors are either going to love me or hate me.. Sucks to be them... Would you like some guy pointing out everything you've learnt and paid $$$$ for to get a masters / phd has been a lie?

Comments / advice / own stories?

Find another tutor, or switch schools.

No sense studying under a Boob.

 

[Conza88]

Find another tutor, or switch schools.

No sense studying under a Boob.

Yea I woke up after I had enrolled... dual degree, and I am just more than half way through. I was going to do honours etc.. but I don't think I'm going to stick around to do that. We've got an austrian economics course here in Aus atm?

Should maybe go entrepreneur and set one up? Can't be any worse than teaching people lies...

 

[Ozwest]

Conza88,

You are in a temporary incarceration facility.

 

[malkusm]

I wish you luck. I would have challenged my professor a lot more if I didn't go to a huge school where my econ class was about 700 students.

"So you see, America has a progressive tax, and this means that each successive dollar gives less utility to those who are rich, which allows them to be taxed higher at the same utility, redistributing the wealth...."

"So you see, these negative externalities are not accounted for by the free market, and must be properly corrected through taxation in accordance with their burden on society...."

Be prepared, if you've never taken an Econ class, to hear some pretty ridiculous things - especially in such a liberal nanny state as Australia.

 

[Ozwest]

I wish you luck. I would have challenged my professor a lot more if I didn't go to a huge school where my econ class was about 700 students.

"So you see, America has a progressive tax, and this means that each successive dollar gives less utility to those who are rich, which allows them to be taxed higher at the same utility, redistributing the wealth...."

"So you see, these negative externalities are not accounted for by the free market, and must be properly corrected through taxation in accordance with their burden on society...."

Be prepared, if you've never taken an Econ class, to hear some pretty ridiculous things - especially in such a liberal nanny state as Australia.

Touche!

Gotta love a Nanny State.

My entire schooling was done in the U.S.

I made my money in Australia, and bashed and fought against governmental and bureaucratic malingerers my whole life.

It is a pity that a "so called" non progressive Country is worth .97 cents on the dollar, and about to surpass.

I guess that's what corporate fascism can do.

 

[gilliganscorner]

Conza,

You have a great opportunity to pull a great stunt off in this class. Look for ways that you can present a project or assignment to the class. You see where I am going? You know what to write about

Invalidate the Prof's credentials. Not by words. By action. Make him realize that all those letters hanging off his name merely measure the extent of his pro-State indoctrination/brainwashing - and wake the class up.

You rock.

 

[down-under]

There is hope guys, my uni in OZ has the Revolution: a manifesto book and someone is currently loaning it
While I'm not doing economics as a major I have done several economic units and have always tried to challenge the tutors in the tutorials when they come up with neo-keynesian and pro-regulation rethoric.

The studies of economics in Australia is a bit of a joke, even my sociallist prone home country of Spain provides better opportunities for the study of Austrian school economics as there is a masters degree of austrian school economics in an important uni on Madrid imparted by a good austrian economist called Jesus huerta de Soto.

 

[Ozwest]

There is hope guys, my uni in OZ has the Revolution: a manifesto book and someone is currently loaning it
While I'm not doing economics as a major I have done several economic units and have always tried to challenge the tutors in the tutorials when they come up with neo-keynesian and pro-regulation rethoric.

The studies of economics in Australia is a bit of a joke, even my sociallist prone home country of Spain provides better opportunities for the study of Austrian school economics as there is a masters degree of austrian school economics in an important uni on Madrid imparted by a good austrian economist called Jesus huerta de Soto.

Which Uni mate?

Australia - Austria...

What's the difference?

 

[Chiznaddy]

I studied economics in college too. had huge lecture halls for 400+. always thought everything i was learning was illogical. did well, but thought it was BS. not till Ron Paul and subsequently learning about Austrian economics did I realize why my Keynsian education was crap. although its good to know it so i can debate the keynsians better.

Ron Paul should start his own Austrian school in economics. i know there are a couple good programs that specialize in Austrian economics, but not many. how about a school with a JD/MBA program in Austrian economics and constitutional law. That would get me back to school!

 

[Paul.Bearer.of.Injustice]

Well it's obvious Austrian econ thought would not be discussed in this class because there'd be no policy to analyze.

Appeal top your dept. chair or professor's pride and let him know having only one school of thought taught in his class is tantamount to brainwashing and is an injustice against academic intellectual freedom.

 

[down-under]

Which Uni mate?

Australia - Austria...

What's the difference?

Curtin University in Perth.
Link to the book:
http://opac.library.curtin.edu.au/F...set_number=128692&set_entry=000002&format=999

Look on the "notes" written probably by one of the library stuff members:

Congressman Ron Paul (TX-R)--presidential candidate, popular ideologue, debate favorite, and creator of one of the largest grassroots campaigns in history--sets forth his revolutionary manifesto and challenges America to make the tough changes needed to survive.

 

[Ozwest]

Curtin University in Perth.
Link to the book:
http://opac.library.curtin.edu.au/F...set_number=128692&set_entry=000002&format=999

Look on the "notes" written probably by one of the library stuff members:

Congressman Ron Paul (TX-R)--presidential candidate, popular ideologue, debate favorite, and creator of one of the largest grassroots campaigns in history--sets forth his revolutionary manifesto and challenges America to make the tough changes needed to survive.

Blood oath!

I ran a business in Perth for 15 years.

I'm 2 hours down the road in Bunbury now.

Can't wait for summer!

 

[yongrel]

Conza, it could be worse. Much worse. From my school's 2008-2009 course catalog:

"The Department of Economics adopts a pluralistic approach to economics education which focuses on Keynesian and neoclassical economics, and includes institutional economics as well as the political economy. International economic issues receive special emphasis, as do such socially-important topics as the economics of gender. The Keynesian and neoclassical traditions form the core of the economic theory that our majors are expected to master."

And this is why I'm not an econ major.

 

[AJ Antimony]

Don't worry, I personally learned more about economics from the Ron Paul campaign than I ever did from my semester class.

 

[Conza88]

There is hope guys, my uni in OZ has the Revolution: a manifesto book and someone is currently loaning it
While I'm not doing economics as a major I have done several economic units and have always tried to challenge the tutors in the tutorials when they come up with neo-keynesian and pro-regulation rethoric.

The studies of economics in Australia is a bit of a joke, even my sociallist prone home country of Spain provides better opportunities for the study of Austrian school economics as there is a masters degree of austrian school economics in an important uni on Madrid imparted by a good austrian economist called Jesus huerta de Soto.

Hahah.. holy crap!
I just shifted through pages for about 15 min to find my uni's book suggestion form... Foreign Policy of Freedom is for starters.. next was:

Author : Ron Paul
Title : Revolution: A Manifesto
Publisher : Grand Central Publishing
Year of Publication : 2008
Additional Information : New York Times No. 1 best seller... and remained on the top ten list for several months. Exceedingly important to political, business, government, international studies and economics students.

Well it's obvious Austrian econ thought would not be discussed in this class because there'd be no policy to analyze.

Appeal top your dept. chair or professor's pride and let him know having only one school of thought taught in his class is tantamount to brainwashing and is an injustice against academic intellectual freedom.

Haha.. didn't look at it from that way.

You could easily analyse why there would be no need for analysis though?

Conza, it could be worse. Much worse. From my school's 2008-2009 course catalog:

"The Department of Economics adopts a pluralistic approach to economics education which focuses on Keynesian and neoclassical economics, and includes institutional economics as well as the political economy. International economic issues receive special emphasis, as do such socially-important topics as the economics of gender. The Keynesian and neoclassical traditions form the core of the economic theory that our majors are expected to master."

And this is why I'm not an econ major.

Oh dear lord... they actually mention economics of gender.. Geezus..

 

[Conza88]

Don't worry, I personally learned more about economics from the Ron Paul campaign than I ever did from my semester class.

As have I... LOL, listening to pretty much the entire Mises Media section (several weeks and still going) does.. wonders

Time to spread the message

 

[Conza88]

So.... my other subject I'm doing is... GUESS?...

Government Business Relations... lmfao..
I wonder what happens when you pretty much reject the entire premise of the course?
Anyway... checking it out.. preparing for a real bastard of a time.. and here is part of the course assignment:

Briefing:
You are a political lobbyist and have been contracted by a leading firm, business association or non-business stakeholder to prepare a word business submission promoting the interests of one of your client’s in relation to a government review of one of the policy issues listed below. To assist you with this exercise, names of potential clients have been suggested. However you may prepare a submission on behalf of another relevant party of your choosing.

Policy Issues (Business Submission Questions):

1. The Legal Drinking Age
There has been recent extensive discussion about the apparent rise in binge drinking among young people. Some members of the community have suggested raising the age at which alcohol can legally be consumed from 18 to 21 years of age. The Federal Government is considering implementing legislation to change the law in line with this suggestion. Prepare a submission either supporting or opposing the idea. Think about the impact of any regulations on business and society. You may represent one of the following clients:

• Australian Medical Association
• The Business Council of Australia
• Australian Hotels’ Association
• The Liquor, Hospitality, and Miscellaneous Union (LHMU)

2. Poker Machine Addiction
A significant number of people are addicted to gambling on poker machines. This can have a considerable negative impact on families and individuals’ wellbeing. State governments currently receive large amounts of tax from the clubs that earn the revenue from the machines, and are therefore reluctant to act. The Federal Government is initiating an Inquiry into the matter, and your job is to present a submission to the government on what it should do in relation to this problem. In preparing your submission, you should consider the problem presented by the States’ reliance on tax revenues earned by the clubs. You may represent one of the following clients:

• Australian Hotels’ Association
• Gamblers’ Anonymous
• Australian Pensioners and Superannuants’ Association
• Bronco’s Leagues Club

3. Regulation of Air Travel on Environmental Grounds
Global warming is becoming an increasingly urgent issue for governments to address, and drastic options need to be considered. Emissions from aircraft have been identified as a significant source of Greenhouse Gases. The Federal Government has established an inquiry to examine possible options in relation to curbing the contribution of aircraft pollution to Global Warming. Your task is to present a submission suggesting possible policy options to the Government. You may consider options such as tighter regulations on the number of times consumers and business people are allowed to travel per year, or the destinations to which people are permitted to travel. There may also be competitive inefficiencies between aircraft carriers that mean more flights are being made at less than full capacity. Your submission may be on behalf of one of the following clients:

• Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry
• Qantas
• Virgin Blue
• Greenpeace

Hahah... wonder which one would be most fun..
LOL.. don't think the markers would have read too many, if any, papers that are going to be suggesting what I am..

For crying out loud.. talk about fascism... look at their damn suggestions in the questions...

"You may consider options such as tighter regulations on the destinations to which people are permitted to travel."