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Pretzel_Warrior

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5. Trickle down might be taught in economics--but not business schools.

Reply to laundry_queen (Reply #2)

Tue Feb 11, 2014, 01:21 AM

Feb 2014

As someone who went through undergrad business and MBA, I can say that's not their focus. It is, however, focused on maximizing profits with triple bottom line and corporate social responsibility given only cursory attention.

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"An economic school has led to gridlock in Washington" [View all] applegrove Feb 2014 OP

Wow! I'd point that the U of Chicago "free market" economists riderinthestorm Feb 2014 #1

HUGE K&R laundry_queen Feb 2014 #2

Trickle down might be taught in economics--but not business schools. Pretzel_Warrior Feb 2014 #5

Hm. Not at my school. laundry_queen Feb 2014 #6

Washington the DC. There is more than one Washington. nm rhett o rick Feb 2014 #3

It's their academic cover for greed and selfishness Pretzel_Warrior Feb 2014 #4

They have no problem handing out welfare checks to Corporations FreakinDJ Feb 2014 #7