Economists often do a crummy job of teaching people about the impact of fiscal policy on the labor force, largely because we put people to sleep with boring discussions about “labor supply” decisions (my blog post from last year perhaps being an example of this tendency).
From now on, I will try to remember to use this cartoon. It’s a parody of Obama’s policies, but the last slide (or is it a panel?) is a great teaching tool about what happens when politicians turn the safety net into a hammock.
[...] This Cartoon Is Very Funny, but also Does a Great Job of Teaching Economics (via International Liberty) By brianmfsears91 Economists often do a crummy job of teaching people about the impact of fiscal policy on the labor force, largely because we put people to sleep with boring discussions about "labor supply" decisions (my blog post from last year perhaps being an example of this tendency). From now on, I will try to remember to use this cartoon. It's a parody of Obama's policies, but the last slide (or is it a panel?) is a great teaching tool about what happens wh … Read More [...]
The funniest things always contain elements of truth… Awesome!
[...] From Dan Mitchell…. [...]
The answer to the question “what do we need jobs for?” will be given when the armed troops come out and command: “You will now work.”
[...] Daniel J. Mitchell: This Cartoon Is Very Funny, but also Does a Great Job of Teaching Economics [...]
Weird people, this american. They confused a public service well known outside their country frontiers with socialism or even communism.
I ever wonder if they trully known what is communism actually.
In fact, Im sure that now they thing Im red.
pennywise: Not necessarily red, but certainly pink and on the way.
[...] you like cartoons that teach economics, check out this gem. It’s not on Keynesianism, but it’s very good. Rate this: Share [...]
It’s not a parody of Obama. Someone’s photoshopped an Obama cartoon into the strip.
Because the only reason we want to work is to cover our basic needs. Give us a shed, a burlap sack, a wheel of cheese, and some band-aids and we’re all good.
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[...] you don’t like laughing at Republicans, here’s my favorite cartoon mocking leftist economics. And here’s a cartoon that must be funny since it is the most-viewed post in the history of [...]
[...] 30 seconds of the three-minute video actually contain some very good economics, roughly akin to this classic cartoon. Yes, incentives [...]
[...] seconds of the three-minute video actually contain some very good economics, roughly akin to this classic cartoon. Yes, incentives [...]
[...] if you want to teach economics, here are good cartoons about incentives, Keynesian economics, and unemployment insurance. GA_googleAddAttr("AdOpt", "1"); [...]
It’s missing the panel where the servant calls the guy in the crowd a racist.
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[...] cartoons and jokes do a very good job of helping people understand economics. I’ve always liked this cartoon, for instance, because it cleverly illustrates the impact of government handouts on the labor [...]
[...] If I had to pick a favorite, though, it would be the jokes that teach economics. That’s why I like this joke about Keynesian economics, this cartoon about Obama’s stimulus, this video on Halloween taxes, this cartoon about the minimum wage, and this joke about the perverse incentives of redistribution. [...]
[...] If I had to pick a favorite, though, it would be the jokes that teach economics. That’s why I like this joke about Keynesian economics, this cartoon about Obama’s stimulus, this video on Halloween taxes, this cartoon about the minimum wage, and this joke about the perverse incentives of redistribution. [...]
[...] This Wizard of Id parody on redistribution by anonymous. [...]
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