You underestimate the power of ideology I think. I do not think its a matter of a hypocritical denial of understanding, but a real inability to understand, even by experts.They are blocked in their understanding by the boundaries of their world-view. They fail even to develop curiosity on the question.
I have not seen a good outcomes analysis of the effects tax cuts in the public media, not even in business and economic publications like the WSJ, nor an examination of the fiscal forecasting record of the CBO et. al., not even as trivial an exercise as mine. Even the Presidents own OMB is plunging blindly on and undercutting the Presidents arguments.
Perhaps but I doubt it.
I do not think its a matter of a hypocritical denial of understanding, but a real inability to understand, even by experts.They are blocked in their understanding by the boundaries of their world-view. They fail even to develop curiosity on the question.
I think you are being too kind! That is undoubtedly true in some cases but I still stand by my earlier statement. For too many it is a purposeful denial of FACT for political purposes.
I have not seen a good outcomes analysis of the effects tax cuts in the public media, not even in business and economic publications like the WSJ, nor an examination of the fiscal forecasting record of the CBO et. al., not even as trivial an exercise as mine. Even the Presidents own OMB is plunging blindly on and undercutting the Presidents arguments.
Nor will you see any such thing from the political lifers and MSM lemings who currently occupy our centers of government. The one thing they fear above all things is CHANGE! CBO's continued refusals to adopt dynamic vs static scoring is a prime example.