tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-210192015822562732.post8969430588285592314..comments2024-02-19T03:16:14.001-07:00Comments on Life Among The Econ: Maybe America Doesn't Need All That StuffLarry Eubankshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15566964700226634137noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-210192015822562732.post-87831515770669653692010-09-29T09:38:35.394-06:002010-09-29T09:38:35.394-06:00I think caution is in order, especially with respe...I think caution is in order, especially with respect to your first paragraph. The author of the article you comment on is, it seems to me, discussing a normative issue. Our model of consumer choice is positive, not normative. The assumptions we make are not really to be tested by what someone, like this author, thinks people should want or should be like. And, the assumption we make really Larry Eubankshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15566964700226634137noreply@blogger.com