Don’t buy the media’s “she’s an idiot” meme. You don’t get to be a state governor or the vice presidential candidate of a major party if you don’t know what you’re doing. Was President Reagan an “Austrian economist” as you put it? Presidents have advisors, they don’t need to be Stephen Hawking or Albert Einstein.
“Presidents have advisors, they don’t need to be Stephen Hawking or Albert Einstein.”
Right, but to perform well they have to have excellent judgment, like Ike, Reagan, and (if you believe Goldwater), Harry Truman.
I’m not expecting her to be an expert on the topic, but at least be a fan of the school of Austrian economy as I am. Even amongst the free marketers, right wingers. Not many are Austrian economist. Most are monetarist or supply siders who imho have lost alot of credibility in my eyes since they didn’t see the 2008 collapse coming while the Austrian economist did