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M.C. Escher, Economist

I like Mark McHugh’s theory that M.C. Escher’s art was in fact his representations of economic theories. For example, here’s trickle-down economics (the very mention of which always causes me to say “Laffer? You brought her!”):

This one’s for sustained growth:

And this is deficit financing:

Joey deVilla

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