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May 28, 2008
"Voodoo" actuary provokes firestorm, but "voodoo" economist for AY gets a pass
Atlantic Yards Report
"Voodoo economics" in Albany are causing an outcry, but when it comes to Atlantic Yards, they do do that voodoo that they do so well.
The New York Times and others have rightly made a big deal out of the scandal that an actuary paid by unions was relied on by the State Legislature in its estimate that a bill that would offer early retirement to city workers would not cost a cent. But a not too dissimilar reliance on a partisan source regarding Atlantic Yards raised nary an eyebrow.
Posted by lumi at May 28, 2008 5:37 AM