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Perspectives of an 88-Year-Old Economist. July 22, 2015. 8220;In Retirement”. People often ask me, What have you done in the 30 years since you retired? My answer is always the same. I tell them that I’m a nominally retired economist. For the first two years I traveled around the Country in my Ford Aerostar van. I had reconfigured it so I could live in it or out of. Over water. But I had never seen it over land, the spectacular mountains, or the sunset over the ocean. What a majestic experience! I studie...
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Perspectives of an 88-Year-Old Economist. June 14, 2016. Civilians and Assault Rifles: An Economist’s Perspective. Why don’t those who insist on, and benefit from the policies they propose pay for the damage those policies cause? Let’s begin with assault rifles. Saturday’s devastating attack at an Orlando night club. Is a classic example: 49 people were killed and some 50 more wounded in attack by a single shooter with an assault rifle — an AR-15 — and a five shot pistol. The first responders; the police...
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Perspectives of an 88-Year-Old Economist. August 4, 2015. So what can we do? How can we address aging? Think seriously about your relationships with others. Do you have any issues with those who are still alive, where by doing or saying something now could make a difference? This is not just good advice for the old, really none of us knows how long we will live. In that way, when we leave, and trust me we will, our departure will make things easier for those who we leave behind. It is harder to make new ...
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The Fieldston Years – Perspectives of an 88-Year-Old Economist
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Perspectives of an 88-Year-Old Economist. April 10, 2015. Let me tell you about the advantages of a good high school education and the importance of one’s experiences during those formative years. I was a 1930’s kid. I entered The Ethical Culture Fieldston School. In September 1941 as a Third Former, a high school freshman. Fieldston is an educational arm of the New York Society for Ethical Culture. It is the granddaddy of the humanistic movement. It was founded by Felix Adler. There was something else t...
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Perspectives of an 88-Year-Old Economist. July 22, 2015. 8220;In Retirement”. People often ask me, What have you done in the 30 years since you retired? My answer is always the same. I tell them that I’m a nominally retired economist. For the first two years I traveled around the Country in my Ford Aerostar van. I had reconfigured it so I could live in it or out of. Over water. But I had never seen it over land, the spectacular mountains, or the sunset over the ocean. What a majestic experience! I studie...
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Perspectives of an 88-Year-Old Economist. August 4, 2015. So what can we do? How can we address aging? Think seriously about your relationships with others. Do you have any issues with those who are still alive, where by doing or saying something now could make a difference? This is not just good advice for the old, really none of us knows how long we will live. In that way, when we leave, and trust me we will, our departure will make things easier for those who we leave behind. It is harder to make new ...
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Perspectives of an 88-Year-Old Economist. June 14, 2016. Civilians and Assault Rifles: An Economist’s Perspective. Why don’t those who insist on, and benefit from the policies they propose pay for the damage those policies cause? Let’s begin with assault rifles. Saturday’s devastating attack at an Orlando night club. Is a classic example: 49 people were killed and some 50 more wounded in attack by a single shooter with an assault rifle — an AR-15 — and a five shot pistol. The first responders; the police...
