(Scribbled on a post-it attached to a paper entitled "Formalism in Austrian-School Welfare Economics: Another Pretense of Knowledge?")This could be the best Tullock insult discovered as of yet.
Gordon-
Am I crazy, or are these other Austrians crazy?
Yours-
Dave Prychitko
(Typed on official University of Arizona letterhead and dated August 1, 1995.)
David Prychitko
Department of Economics
State University of New York
Oswego, New York 13126
Dear Dave:
All Austrians are crazy.
Cordially yours,
Gordon Tullock
Karl Eller Professor of
Economics and Political Science
GT : lc
Thursday, January 15, 2009
Tullock 1, Austrians 0
I spent a few hours today working in the Tullock archives. Fortunately for all of you, I came across the following correspondence between the new TAE blogger and the old curmudgeon.
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3 comments:
That's the awesomest thing I've heard all week.
I agree, Austrian's are crazy. ;P
I laughed my ass of when I received it, and posted it on my office door for months.
Dave,
Thanks for stopping by! I have a copy of it posted on my refrigerator at present. Your post-it has prompted hours of laughs already.
I should have photocopied some of his correspondence with Walter Block. Or to others about Walter Block. Very funny stuff.
Take care.
(Libby, you are here all the time. So I will just take you for granted. haha)
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