Economic school of thought

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You know about anarchism, correct? Libertarian communism is a variant of anarchism. If you really cared you could look it up on wiki. I am not saying that to be too blunt but there are enough variants of anarchism for me to not care about the specifics of each one to some extent.

Alright, whatever. I don't want to get into an argument. If you want a REALLY biased quiz, take this one: http://www.mises.org/quiz.asp

My big problem with that quiz is that it does not differentiate between categories. It is still interesting. Besides, really, I do not think that either of us are going to claim anything on the validity or coherency of such variants of anarchism. I just am not sure that arguing a point will get anything done, you know the points, you know the refutations and your opponents will not believe your refutations. Ah, whatever, life is life.

Your score is: 63 / 100. Mostly Chicago answers with some Austrian answers and a few Keynesian/Neo-classical answers.

Yes, the quiz makes no effort to categorize except to exclude you from being Austrian...kind of like when my teacher gave each student a handful of candies and told us to separate them into categories. Most kids did it by color, but when she got to me, there was not obvious separation, just a bunch of candies on the desk. When asked why I didn't follow directions, I responded that I had: the candies I had eaten and the candies I was waiting to eat. So the Mises.org quiz just gives you two categories: either you are Austrian or not. What it does do, though, is point in the direction of reading material about the "Austrian Answer."

I know what you're saying about arguing. I am getting better at recognzing that people with different opinions are entitled to their opinions, and I should not worry myself about arguments I can't win because of epistemic differeneces. I guess that's part of being an Aspie, eh? An inability to see the validity (perceived or otherwise) of someone else's opinion.

Anyway.

Your score is: 94 / 100.

Right, well, I just think that although people should be willing to debate, so often those are so fruitless due to personal biases. Just be happy that there are many smart people out there willing to debate their ideas and consider their opponents and that there are many minds out there to be corrupted.

Concerned Chicago
23 Keynesian, 69 Chicago, 23 Austrian
You believe in a free market, but, you are being challenged as to how to achieve it. You show signs of being a strong follower of Milton Friedman, but you have slight aspects of the Keynesian and Austrian schools of thought, which differ from the Chicago School.

It is likely you want to maximize private sector performance, but you use methods currently considered in conflict to achieve this. Your dominant approach is of the Chicago School, but perhaps considerations of stability and justice seem better addressed by alternate approaches.

I am not surprised. That is a conservative way to look at economics.

Weak Austrian
7 Keynesian, 15 Chicago, 23 Austrian

You are a Weak Austrian. What this means is that you have the beginnings of belonging to a school of thought that places a great deal of importance on individual liberty, not just from the standpoint of justice, or liberty for its own sake, but also as something essential to a free and prosperous society. Austrians see the society and individual as not necessarily in conflict.