Monday, June 25, 2012

Aggregates and Snookie

An important concept in Keynesian thinking is the notion of "aggregates". Economic components are seen as groups and have the same value. Spending is spending. Saving is saving. Investing is investing. But are all transactions created equal? All investments equal? And are the people doing them endowed with the same abilities?  And does the society truly benefit the same from all these transactions?

This raises the dreaded Snookie question.

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