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Re:Economists Are Obsessed with Job Creation – How About Les... by thatfrenchguy on Sunday June 02, 2019 @10:31PM (#20079954)
By forgetting I meant forgetting their contribution to society (and the value they create).

There is a lot to say about pay to show that wages are not a real market as well :-)

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Re:Economists Are Obsessed with Job Creation – How About Les... by spaced-out on Monday June 03, 2019 @03:55PM (#20087770)
A distorted market is still a market. Considering there has never in history been a market completely free of distortion due to authority figures, I don't see the distinction you're making.
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