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The Mess on Wall Street: $4 Trillion Down the Drain

I wish people wouldn't bash academics. When academics are chosen for leading positions in government, it's often on the basis of their willingness to do the politician's bidding. People chosen for those roles aren't necessarily "scholars seeking the truth no matter where it brings them".

Just like scientists who, in order to pay the mortgage, follow the orders of the MBA's who pay them.