If you are an economist, it’s hard to be a Democrat these days. The reason: So many Democrats reject economics completely.

Many Democrats appear to believe that if a price is judged too high, the government can simply push it down and nothing bad will happen. If a price is judged too low, the government can push it up. Once again, the presumption is that nothing bad will happen.

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