Goodbye, readers, and good luck — you’ll need it: What
50 years of writing about economics has taught me.
Robert Samuelson notes:
“Economists consistently overstate how much they know
about the economy and how easily they can influence it. They maintain
their political and corporate relevance by postulating pleasant policies.
Presidents claim the good and repudiate the bad. There are practical limits to
how much economic growth and living standards can be accelerated and sustained”.