There
are a world of examples out there that illustrate what Economics is all about:
Maria
Bartiromo from Don't Worry About Me by Joey Ramone - one of the founders
of punk checks on his stocks.
The Sopranos - the things we
do to make a living.
UBL
profiting from putting airline stocks - the open market means that
people who hate American capitalists can use American capitalism to help
kill American capitalists.
The
linking of the stock market and the war - the war is the market, the
phoenix is the ashes
The
Simpsons - Homer's job at the nuclear plant, Smithers' moral ambiguity-- The Simpsons is proto-Economics
Weekend
Box Office Sumaries - economic value = artistic value
Star Magazine - The trut will
set us free
The
Three Represents - China takes care of business
Europe
acts American - everyone wants an accounting scandal
National
"Do Not Call" list - cursed with a deep understanding of
how individual decisions affect the national economy (NYT - Registration
required)
Bullet
With Butterfly Wings - despite finding market capitalism somewhat
distasteful, we find ourselves intextricably enmeshed in it
The Godfather, Part 2, Scene
with Senator - market culture often places respect in the wrong place
AdBusters - they get it
Pentagon
Prepares a Futures Market on Terror Attacks - A great idea disguised
as a disugusting one (NYT
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