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Originally posted by Xugumad
I'll assume the smilie meant you were joking and not being prejudiced.
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Half-joking; the smilie is because when people are trying to prove a point, they generally only cite references that back up that point.
I don't agree that economics texts leave little room for opinion or prejudice, however.. especially macroeconomics. It's a science, to be sure, but by definition the scientific method prefers an isolation of variables that just isn't possible on such a large scale.
Yes, we must attempt to establish causality, but to take one certain period of time and use it to say an entire economic theory is flawed is a fallacy.
I am somewhat familiar with Keynes and Smith, and I don't really have any interest in reading an economic textbook cover-to-cover, but if you have specific references regarding your position on supply-side economics I would be interested.