Re:Modeling a Wealth Tax
by CryptoPunk on Monday August 24, 2020 @12:18AM
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Economics is a social science, and is widely acknowledged as such.
Economic theories are not falsiable, but neither are climatology theories, and no one would claim climatology is not a science.
Soft sciences are distinguished from hard sciences for not being subject to controlled experimentation, which can derive something approaching scientific proof, pedantry notwithstanding.
What's motivating the 'economics is not a science' narrative here is the same thing that motivates attempts by anti-vaxxers to discredit Medicine and Epidiomology: their beliefs are being contradicted by the experts in the field.
Sorry I don't have the time to respond in more detail to your comment. I just wanted to quickly make that point.
Economic theories are not falsiable, but neither are climatology theories, and no one would claim climatology is not a science.
Soft sciences are distinguished from hard sciences for not being subject to controlled experimentation, which can derive something approaching scientific proof, pedantry notwithstanding.
What's motivating the 'economics is not a science' narrative here is the same thing that motivates attempts by anti-vaxxers to discredit Medicine and Epidiomology: their beliefs are being contradicted by the experts in the field.
Sorry I don't have the time to respond in more detail to your comment. I just wanted to quickly make that point.