"Politicians use research findings the way a drunk uses a lamppost: for support, not for illumination."
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as cited in Jeff Madrick, Seven Bad Ideas (2014), p. 200
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Jared Bernstein
Jared Bernstein (born 1955) is a Senior Fellow at the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities. He is currently serving as Chair of the Council of Economic Advisors to President Joe Biden. From 2009 to 2011, he previously served as Chief Economist and Economic Adviser to Biden when he was Vice President in the Obama Administration.
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