I'm going to be honest and a little vulnerable here today. I need to
let you know that one of the reasons I try and write this blog in common
sense and practical terms is that I can't myself understand or
comprehend much more than that.
On a plane the other day someone had
left a copy of The Economist. That is one of the magazines that I know I
should be able to read and enjoy, but I just can't. Half the time I
don't understand what they are trying to say and the depth and
understanding of the economics behind the stories are usually over my
pay grade.
This is why I was so sorry to hear that Gary Becker died
this last Saturday. Some may not know him, but I felt like I did.
Professor Becker was a Nobel Prize winning economist, but more important
for me, he was an economist who I could understand. When he wrote for
Business Week, I would read his every word and walk away with something
that I could not only relate, but also apply in my thinking and
actions.
Our world is a complex one and we need more people, like Dr.
Gary Becker, who can boil it down so that most of us can use our common
sense to understand.
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