Re: Re: re: profit rates

[Doug Henwood <dhenwood@xxxxxxxxx>]

Max Sawicky wrote:

> I've worked with BEA people in the past.  A friend of mine in
> Gov refers to them as "righteous technicians."  They are
> resolutely without political bias in their work.  All of their
> procedures are vetted by panels of outside experts.

I've talked with scores of BEA and other USG stat types over the
years. They're not Nobel material, for sure - which may be a good
thing, considering some of the wackos and flacks who've won that
prize over the years. But they've always struck me as serious, honest
people who are completely aware of the strengths and limits of their
work, and are very open about it. They deserve more respect than they
get from lots of lefties.

Doug