Re: [Marxism] The Economic Crisis: No, this will not be a Normal Cyclical Recovery

["Tom O'Lincoln" <suarsos@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

I once worked in a job which involved co-ordinating inputs from a range of 
economists to arrive at consensus forecasts. At one point it was suggested 
(by a non-economist) that we create a simple spreadsheet, log all the 
forecasts, and track them against the eventual real outcomes. Boy, they were 
SO not interested in doing that.

On the other hand, the forecasting process wasn't a total waste of time. It 
did say quite a bit about trends. But about current trends, not future ones. 



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