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“The economy is crooked not straight; and mainstream economists are like flat-earthers who keep saying the world is flat despite all the evidence to the contrary.”

Source: The Other Side Of The Coin (2008), Chapter 7, Straight Versus Crooked, p. 228

“The idea that money begets money, and that the rich and powerful enjoy unfair advantages, goes against what we are taught - or like to believe - about the capitalist system.”

Source: The Other Side Of The Coin (2008), Chapter 9, Square Versus Oblong, p. 280

“The strength of capitalism does not lie in the neoclassical idea of stability, but in its ability to unleash this creative energy. like a chaotic mathematical system, it is capable of producing surprise.”

Source: The Other Side Of The Coin (2008), Chapter 6, At Rest Versus In Motion, p. 194

“The market can quickly seize up. Prices don't adjust in a smooth continuous fashion, but instead abruptly reconfigure themselves, like the earth's crust during an earthquake.”

Source: The Other Side Of The Coin (2008), Chapter 6, At Rest Versus In Motion, p. 195