Barry Ritholtz hands Greg Mankiw the latter's ass.

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http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/2010/10/10-questions-for-greg-mankiw/

10 Questions for Greg Mankiw
By Barry Ritholtz - October 17th, 2010, 12:30PM Last week, I was surprised by an unusually disingenuous article by Greg Mankiw in the Sunday NYT column – “I Can Afford Higher Taxes. But They’ll Make Me Work Less.”

As I read it, I was struck how disconnected it was from the real world. I have been meaning to get to it, but the Fraudclosure issue pushed everything else aside.

I suggest you read Professor Mankiw’s piece, then come back here to consider the following questions..