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more about #bobpittman more comments → forwardmotion: Ha ha. I like the panic at the mere idea of Sheryl Crowe being unemployed. I'm going to take this post as a joke, and so I say: Good one, Owen! Keep ... more » Mediahohoho: My problem with this particular bout of populist rage is that, as of right about now, it's exactly six fucking years too late. more » thatnewgirl: Public outrage is completely understandable given the heightened emotions that come along with these times. What I would like to see is evidence of wh... more » DoctorJay: I thought the reduction in advertising was a good thing. Do we really need innovations in OOH (Out-of-home), which includes stupid LED robot turds in ... more » lawyergay: I worked at a financial services firm--a tiny little RIA in the middle of rural New England--that cancelled its Christmas party and then laid off a bu... more » badasscat: The weird thing to me about all this outrage is that the people complaining the loudest about these bonuses and junkets are very often the exact same ... more » Clarence Rosario: Wait, is it OK to be outraged that a tiny percentage of the stimulus bill contained earmarks, but not be outraged that a tiny percentage of AIG bailou... more » PaisleyPajamas: I think source of outrage is coming from our insistence on transparency in government. Sausage and laws, people, sausage and laws. ***Owen! Saw you o... more » Btwbfdimho: That reference about Keynes doesn't fit. One thing is to create jobs for people doing stupid tasks; another one is to justify that traders need to e... more » friend_of_a_friend: My beef with populist rage is that people are getting mad over things they don't fully understand...which is why I'm going to roll my eyes at your sen... more » overunderover: The current rules for political discourse are accuse, argue, yell, play to the gallery, do whatever you wish but never try to educate the public as to... more » MilkNCookies: So huffing actual nitrous might not be a bad idea, then. more » Kid Twist: This outsized outbreak of outrage is outrageously outrageous. Outstanding post. more » Carol Gardens: Yeah, right. You know what I'm sick of? Hearing how AWFUL it is that people are mad. Just stop being mad, America! We know what is best for you and ma... more » Astigmatism: Wow, Owen. You're... completely right. The Northern Trust episode probably marks the high-water mark of idiot populist rage run amok so far. Here wa... more » -
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The Diminishing Returns of Populist Outrage
Everyone's mad about banks spending bailout money! It's outrageous that anyone would take taxpayers cash and then actually use it. These whiffs of populism are like nitrous — a brief thrill that accomplishes nothing.
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