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    Steven Pinker‏Verified account @sapinker 5 Nov 2016

    "Do not vote for Donald Trump," says a letter from 370 economists, including eight Nobel laureates http://on.wsj.com/2ewdAHr  via @WSJecon

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      1. Lin‏ @19kfish 5 Nov 2016
        Replying to @sapinker

        @SpryGuy @WSJecon Anyone with a retirement 401 may want to pay attention to this & to the way the markets dive when Trumps ahead.

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      1. Dean Pomerleau‏ @deanpomerleau 5 Nov 2016
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        Do you really think endorsements from economists is going to do anything but cause Trump supporters to simply dig in their heels?

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      1. Nick Booth‏ @podnosh 5 Nov 2016
        Replying to @sapinker

        in our referendum the more the 'experts' said thing the more some voters wanted to prove them wrong @WSJecon

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      1. K8evolution‏ @k8evolution 5 Nov 2016
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        They are about to REGRET this in a few hours.Some damming information,that will make your skin crawl,is coming out.

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      1. Shunah Uporash‏ @shunahuporash 5 Nov 2016
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        This is masturbation. The people who need to hear this don't care, and those who care don't need hear this

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      1. Jim Austin‏ @JimAustin45 5 Nov 2016
        Replying to @sapinker @WSJecon

        Given the leftist bias of the Nobel Committee, it's hardly surprising that leftist winners would support a leftist.

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      2. Ekankar‏ @AwaazAzad 5 Nov 2016
        Replying to @sapinker @WSJecon

        Many Economists, Nobel laureates, armchair experts are eminently full of themselves, practically useless

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      1. Olaf‏ @Opinionrupter 5 Nov 2016
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        Olaf Retweeted Olaf

        https://twitter.com/Opinionrupter/status/792805574450618368 …

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        Olaf @Opinionrupter
        Donald tRump Exaggerates Obvious Issues. Offers "Magic Pill" Solutions, That Would Destroy a Faulty "System" Instead of Fixing it. pic.twitter.com/EmyJGFBUvq
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      1. Rakesh Mohan‏ @dooryodhan 5 Nov 2016
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        Makes me want to vote for him even more!

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      1. Graham Davis‏ @AgendaForReform 5 Nov 2016
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        Trouble is we live in a counterfactual age where the provenance of any opinion doesn't matter and most create own reality

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      1. ₿rett‏ @BrettCrypto 5 Nov 2016
        Replying to @sapinker @WSJecon

        This all worked SO WELL for Brexit

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      2. Larry Sanger‏ @lsanger 5 Nov 2016
        Replying to @sapinker @WSJecon

        ...but how many of those would go on to endorse Gary Johnson, I wonder.

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      3. David Mattiuz‏ @DaveOffTheAir 6 Nov 2016
        Replying to @lsanger @sapinker @WSJecon

        Quite a few according to NPR, and they tend to be into that boring thing known as accuracy more often than MSM

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      2. Anshuman Singh‏ @AnshumanSays 5 Nov 2016
        Replying to @sapinker @WSJecon

        is this "influencing" advice advisable in a democracy which boasts of dialogue and debate before elections ?

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      3. John‏ @Hi_Yo__Silver 5 Nov 2016
        Replying to @AnshumanSays @sapinker @WSJecon

        Yes, intelligent analysis is always advisable.

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      1. Tom Anderson‏ @Proofbycontradi 10 Nov 2016
        Replying to @sapinker @WSJecon

        LOL the ASX in Aus had best day in 5yrs. Economics is a pseudoscience.

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