tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6737941.post115889039608562011..comments2024-01-14T17:27:30.511-05:00Comments on Law, Legislation, and Lunacy: The Wisdom of TullockDavidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14364155797420903461noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6737941.post-1159044130752834172006-09-23T16:42:00.000-04:002006-09-23T16:42:00.000-04:00Does the one lead to the other? I have the sense ...Does the one lead to the other? I have the sense that Tullock will often say things like this: "We cannot actually do X; ergo, we ought to stop pretending to do X." Those two statements have hardly anything to do with one another. In fact, if everyone pretends to do something, we might very well have a very good reason for doing so -- that might be an excellent argument for continuing to pretend. <BR/><BR/>Unless, of course, you don't think people are rational. I'm unclear on what business an economist has taking that position.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com