Stiff headwinds would slow a sailing ship. Sailing ships have not had a damn thing to do with the economy for well over 100 years.
This bunch thinks they are living in the mid-nineteenth century. That sure explains a lot. This bunch really are goofy. And as further evidence, my spell check says that Austan Goolsbee doesn't even know how to spell his name.
Yep, they come up with some basic but not equal thing to compare to the real problem, thus hiding either their lack of knowledge or the truth.