link to original reddit post by /u/cloggedbag
I mean, these people are so ignorant to the concept of causal relationships that they simply shrug off any potential unintended consequences associated with their garbage policy proposals by saying that economics isn't a science or isn't real or inflation is imaginary or some stupid shit. Then when the cost of housing inevitably doubles they scream and piss their shorts about how oppressive it is and demand that the wall street jeff benzos billionaires need to put the prices back down. Imagine if we treated these same people with the same vitriol as leftoids when they find someone who informs them the science is a process of continual questioning and evolving knowledge, not a dogmatic cult centered around what the experts believe as opposed to what they will believe tomorrow. Can we please call idiots out on this? I mean, the doctrine of anti-economics that has poisoned our electorate and even our officials has caused widespread, tangible damage over the past two years, and a countless amount more if you widen the scope of bad economics over the course of our country's history. Yep, anti-economics people are even more dangerous than the people the left calls "anti-science." Let's start making that clear.