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I once had a question Somewhere Else about an economic stipulation and how its imposition would affect the world. I didn't think it to be a good stipulation and expected to be skewered by answers p...

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Canina‭ · 2024-09-07T08:49:02Z (4 months ago)
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I once had a question Somewhere Else about an economic stipulation and how its imposition would affect the world. I didn't think it to be a *good* stipulation and expected to be skewered by answers pointing out huge loopholes. But instead the question was closed.
~~Rather than repeat the experience naïvely: Is economics "scientific" enough for this community?~~
~~[^1]: Also someone wrote a negative comment about Americans, which in retrospect, I should have flagged as inappropriate.~~

I once had a question Somewhere Else about an economic stipulation and how its imposition would affect the world. I didn't think it to be a *good* stipulation and expected to be skewered by answers pointing out huge loopholes. But instead the question was closed.
Rather than repeat the experience naïvely: Is economics "scientific" enough for this community?

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Michael‭ · 2024-09-06T13:18:19Z (4 months ago)
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I once had a question Somewhere Else about an economic stipulation and how its imposition would affect the world. I didn't think it to be a *good* stipulation and expected to be skewered by answers pointing out huge loopholes. But instead the question was closed.[^1]
Rather than repeat the experience naïvely: Is economics "scientific" enough for this community?
[^1]: Also someone wrote a negative comment about Americans, which in retrospect, I should have flagged as inappropriate.

I once had a question Somewhere Else about an economic stipulation and how its imposition would affect the world. I didn't think it to be a *good* stipulation and expected to be skewered by answers pointing out huge loopholes. But instead the question was closed.
Rather than repeat the experience naïvely: Is economics "scientific" enough for this community?
[^1]: Also someone wrote a negative comment about Americans, which in retrospect, I should have flagged as inappropriate.

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Are economic speculation questions on-topic?

I once had a question Somewhere Else about an economic stipulation and how its imposition would affect the world. I didn't think it to be a *good* stipulation and expected to be skewered by answers pointing out huge loopholes. But instead the question was closed.[^1]

Rather than repeat the experience na&iuml;vely: Is economics "scientific" enough for this community?

[^1]: Also someone wrote a negative comment about Americans, which in retrospect, I should have flagged as inappropriate.

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