tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5404820640426099135.post2147138804355341384..comments2023-10-31T00:46:35.316+13:00Comments on Anti-Dismal: An interesting turn of eventsPaul Walkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13731003529546075700noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5404820640426099135.post-47128608662548231212010-06-09T09:14:08.934+12:002010-06-09T09:14:08.934+12:00That group that you mention are probably best repr...That group that you mention are probably best represented by a twisted quote: "Facts, facts ? We doan need no stinkin facts." I don't believe that there is any fact or collection of facts that could cause Kelsey, for example, to change her mind.<br /><br />It is difficult to rationally argue someone out of a position that they didn't rationally arrive at in the first place.Ed Snacknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5404820640426099135.post-89706990617531927702010-06-07T13:51:44.136+12:002010-06-07T13:51:44.136+12:00You may be thinking of Hazeldine, T. and Quiggin, ...You may be thinking of Hazeldine, T. and Quiggin, J. (2006), 'No more free beer tomorrow? Economic policy and outcomes in australia and new zealand since 1984', Australian Journal of Political Science, 41(2), 145-59.Paul Walkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13731003529546075700noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5404820640426099135.post-46951946755823467202010-06-06T22:50:53.278+12:002010-06-06T22:50:53.278+12:00Wasn't there a recent Quiggin / Hazeldine piec...Wasn't there a recent Quiggin / Hazeldine piece blaming the 80s reforms for NZ underperformance relative to Oz?Eric Cramptonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15831696523324469713noreply@blogger.com