Fear the Boom and Bust Keynes vs. Hayek Rap Battle
>> HOTEL CLERK: Lord Keynes! Welcome, sir. It's a pleasure. >>KEYNES: The pleasure's all mine.
>>CLERK: Your agenda-- >>KEYNES: That won't be necessary. I am the agenda.
>>CLERK: [laughs] >>KEYNES: Tell them I've arrived--
>>HAYEK: And then tell them I've arrived.
>>CLERK: And, your name is? >>HAYEK: Hayek. F.A. Hayek. With an "H".
>>KEYNES: Freddy. (Yeah) Keynes. Hey, listen, party at the Fed. >>HAYEK: Already?
>>KEYNES: Twenty minutes.
Lobby. John Maynard Keynes. F.A. Hayek.
>>KEYNES: Yeah, we're opposed
>>HAYEK: We oppose each other philosophically >>KEYNES: In the same studio We've been going back and forth for a century >>KEYNES: I want to steer markets >>HAYEK: I want them set free There's a boom and bust cycle, and good reason to fear it >>HAYEK: Blame low interest rates
>>KEYNES: No... It's the animal spirits John Maynard Keynes wrote the book on modern macro
The man you need when the economy's off track Depression, recession,
Now your question's in session Have a seat and I'll school you in one simple lesson Boom! 1929: The big crash,
We didn't bounce back, economy's in the trash Persistent unemployment, the result of sticky wages,
Waiting for recovery? (Seriously?) That's outrageous I had a real plan any fool can understand,
The advice real simple: boost aggregate demand! C, I, G, altogether gets to Y,
Keep that total growing, watch the economy fly We've been going back and forth for a century >>KEYNES: I want to steer markets >>HAYEK: I want them set free There's a boom and bust cycle, and good reason to fear it. >>HAYEK: Blame low interest rates
>>KEYNES: No... It's the animal spirits You see it's all about spending,
Hear the register cha-ching Circular flow,
The dough is everything So if that flow is getting low,
It doesn't matter the reason We need more government spending,
Now it's stimulus season So forget about saving,
Get it straight out of your head Like I said, "In the long run, we're all dead" Savings is destruction, that's the paradox of thrift,
Don't keep money in your pocket or that growth will never lift, because Business is driven by the animal spirits,
The bull and the bear and there's reasons to fear It's effects on capital investment, income, and growth
That's why the state should fill the gap, with stimulus both The monetary and the fiscal, they're equally correct
Public works, digging ditches, war has the same effect Even a broken window helps the glass man have some wealth
The multiplier driving higher the economys health And if the Central Banks interest rate policy tanks
A liquidity trap, that new moneys stuck in the banks! Deficits could be the cure, you been looking for
Let the spending soar, now that you know the score My General Theorys made quite an impression
[a revolution] I transformed the econ profession You know me, modesty, still Im taking a bow
Say it loud, say it proud, were all Keynesians now Weve been goin back and forth for a century >>KEYNES: I want to steer markets, >>HAYEK: I want them set free Theres a boom and bust cycle and good reason to fear it >>KEYNES: I made my case, Freddie H
Listen up , Can you hear it? >>HAYEK: Ill begin in broad strokes, just like my friend Keynes
His theory conceals the mechanics of change That simple equation, too much aggregation
Ignores human action and motivation And yet it continues as a justification
For bailouts and payoffs by pols with machinations You provide them with cover to sell us a free lunch
Then all that were left with is debt, and a bunch If youre living high on that cheap credit hog
Dont look for cure from the hair of the dog Real savings come first if you want to invest
The market coordinates time with interest Your focus on spending is pushing on thread
In the long run, my friend, its your theory thats dead So sorry there, buddy, if that sounds like invective
Prepare to get schooled in my Austrian perspective Weve been going back and forth for a century >>KEYNES: I want to steer markets,
>>HAYEK: I want them set free Theres a boom and bust cycle and good reason to fear it >>HAYEK: Blame low interest rates.
>>KEYNES: No its the animal spirits The place you should study isnt the bust
Its the boom that should make you feel leery, thats the thrust Of my theory, the capital structure is key.
Malinvestments wreck the economy The boom gets started with an expansion of credit
The Fed sets rates low, are you starting to get it? That new money is confused for real loanable funds
But its just inflation thats driving the ones Who invest in new projects like housing construction
The boom plants the seeds for its future destruction The savings arent real, consumptions up too
And the grasping for resources reveals theres too few So the boom turns to bust as the interest rates rise
With the costs of production, price signals were lies The boom was a binge thats a matter of fact
Now its devalued capital that makes up the slack.
Whether its the late twenties or two thousand and five
Booming bad investments, seems like theyd thrive You must save to invest, dont use the printing press
Or a bust will surely follow, an economy depressed Your so-called stimulus will make things even worse
Its just more of the same, more incentives perversed And that credit crunch aint a liquidity trap
Just a broke banking system, Im done, thats a wrap. Weve been goin back and forth for a century >>KEYNES: I want to steer markets,
>>HAYEK: I want them set free Theres a boom and bust cycle and good reason to fear it >>HAYEK: Blame low interest rates.
>>KEYNES: No its the animal spirits.
>>CLERK: Your agenda-- >>KEYNES: That won't be necessary. I am the agenda.
>>CLERK: [laughs] >>KEYNES: Tell them I've arrived--
>>HAYEK: And then tell them I've arrived.
>>CLERK: And, your name is? >>HAYEK: Hayek. F.A. Hayek. With an "H".
>>KEYNES: Freddy. (Yeah) Keynes. Hey, listen, party at the Fed. >>HAYEK: Already?
>>KEYNES: Twenty minutes.
Lobby. John Maynard Keynes. F.A. Hayek.
>>KEYNES: Yeah, we're opposed
>>HAYEK: We oppose each other philosophically >>KEYNES: In the same studio We've been going back and forth for a century >>KEYNES: I want to steer markets >>HAYEK: I want them set free There's a boom and bust cycle, and good reason to fear it >>HAYEK: Blame low interest rates
>>KEYNES: No... It's the animal spirits John Maynard Keynes wrote the book on modern macro
The man you need when the economy's off track Depression, recession,
Now your question's in session Have a seat and I'll school you in one simple lesson Boom! 1929: The big crash,
We didn't bounce back, economy's in the trash Persistent unemployment, the result of sticky wages,
Waiting for recovery? (Seriously?) That's outrageous I had a real plan any fool can understand,
The advice real simple: boost aggregate demand! C, I, G, altogether gets to Y,
Keep that total growing, watch the economy fly We've been going back and forth for a century >>KEYNES: I want to steer markets >>HAYEK: I want them set free There's a boom and bust cycle, and good reason to fear it. >>HAYEK: Blame low interest rates
>>KEYNES: No... It's the animal spirits You see it's all about spending,
Hear the register cha-ching Circular flow,
The dough is everything So if that flow is getting low,
It doesn't matter the reason We need more government spending,
Now it's stimulus season So forget about saving,
Get it straight out of your head Like I said, "In the long run, we're all dead" Savings is destruction, that's the paradox of thrift,
Don't keep money in your pocket or that growth will never lift, because Business is driven by the animal spirits,
The bull and the bear and there's reasons to fear It's effects on capital investment, income, and growth
That's why the state should fill the gap, with stimulus both The monetary and the fiscal, they're equally correct
Public works, digging ditches, war has the same effect Even a broken window helps the glass man have some wealth
The multiplier driving higher the economys health And if the Central Banks interest rate policy tanks
A liquidity trap, that new moneys stuck in the banks! Deficits could be the cure, you been looking for
Let the spending soar, now that you know the score My General Theorys made quite an impression
[a revolution] I transformed the econ profession You know me, modesty, still Im taking a bow
Say it loud, say it proud, were all Keynesians now Weve been goin back and forth for a century >>KEYNES: I want to steer markets, >>HAYEK: I want them set free Theres a boom and bust cycle and good reason to fear it >>KEYNES: I made my case, Freddie H
Listen up , Can you hear it? >>HAYEK: Ill begin in broad strokes, just like my friend Keynes
His theory conceals the mechanics of change That simple equation, too much aggregation
Ignores human action and motivation And yet it continues as a justification
For bailouts and payoffs by pols with machinations You provide them with cover to sell us a free lunch
Then all that were left with is debt, and a bunch If youre living high on that cheap credit hog
Dont look for cure from the hair of the dog Real savings come first if you want to invest
The market coordinates time with interest Your focus on spending is pushing on thread
In the long run, my friend, its your theory thats dead So sorry there, buddy, if that sounds like invective
Prepare to get schooled in my Austrian perspective Weve been going back and forth for a century >>KEYNES: I want to steer markets,
>>HAYEK: I want them set free Theres a boom and bust cycle and good reason to fear it >>HAYEK: Blame low interest rates.
>>KEYNES: No its the animal spirits The place you should study isnt the bust
Its the boom that should make you feel leery, thats the thrust Of my theory, the capital structure is key.
Malinvestments wreck the economy The boom gets started with an expansion of credit
The Fed sets rates low, are you starting to get it? That new money is confused for real loanable funds
But its just inflation thats driving the ones Who invest in new projects like housing construction
The boom plants the seeds for its future destruction The savings arent real, consumptions up too
And the grasping for resources reveals theres too few So the boom turns to bust as the interest rates rise
With the costs of production, price signals were lies The boom was a binge thats a matter of fact
Now its devalued capital that makes up the slack.
Whether its the late twenties or two thousand and five
Booming bad investments, seems like theyd thrive You must save to invest, dont use the printing press
Or a bust will surely follow, an economy depressed Your so-called stimulus will make things even worse
Its just more of the same, more incentives perversed And that credit crunch aint a liquidity trap
Just a broke banking system, Im done, thats a wrap. Weve been goin back and forth for a century >>KEYNES: I want to steer markets,
>>HAYEK: I want them set free Theres a boom and bust cycle and good reason to fear it >>HAYEK: Blame low interest rates.
>>KEYNES: No its the animal spirits.
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