But only if you think it is worthy and/or if you don't understand all of that macro. Free Exchange:
THE KAUFFMAN FOUNDATION conducts a quarterly survey of economics bloggers (you can see the third quarter results here). It tends to focus on current economic conditions and policy questions, but the fourth quarter questionnaire contained something a little different: a challenge to capture the state of the economy in haiku. The results are sublime. Here, for instance, is the contribution from Interfluidity's Steve Waldman:
This is not so hard.
Helicopter money please.
Wired straight to households.Below the jump, you can read all of the submitted haiku. After having a look, cast a vote for the best one here. And do note, the full results of the Kaufmann survey will be released next week (to which we'll link, no doubt).
Tax the Rich and Now
Borrow to Invest in Stuff
Bring Back the New Deal
- Daniel GrossBoost U.S. Demand
Need More Money and Tax Cuts
Hands off the long run
-Karl SmithClimate change question
Cap-and-trade or carbon tax
Either efficient
-John WhiteheadDouble dip at bay
Despite moronic Congress
Europe sinks us all
-Ryan AventEcon guys, gentle souls
Think policies guide markets
Jail time is better
-Robert CringelyEconomy Grows Big
Increase in Stock Market
My Children Get Rich
-James AltucherEconomy sucks?
New policies shake things up!
Causing more suckage.
-Glen WhitmanEmployment down, output up
Doing more with less
Until everything is done by no one
-Wade RoushIntermodal loadings increase
Trade conflict looms without cease
Occupy Wall Street
-Stephen Karlsonjobs and Jobs are gone
need more Jobs to get more jobs
innovate to grow
-Arthur DiamondJobs are needed now
Austerity ill-timed
Action is required
-Jeff MillerKeynes' America falls
Growth will emerge with startups
Hayek wins the day
-Tim Kanemany angry folks
watch political duck soup
less soup back to work
-David ZetlandMonetary stimulus is all that's left
Do it right or suffer
Target NGDP to end the quest
-James PicernoMore demand is needed
The Fed is responsible
Do not look elsewhere
-Scott SumnerMore public spending
Is needed to fill the gap
Sadly America fails
-Bill MitchellNew Commanding Heights
Credentials Suffocating
Let the market work
-Arnold KlingNo one has a job
Except econobloggers
And they're not paid much
-Felix SalmonRevenge of the Nerds
ZMP can't outcompete
Very small shell scripts
-Eli DouradoThe goal is simple
Get Americans to say
"I, Entrepreneur"
-Nick SchulzThe US needs jobs
Politicians have theirs now
With which they do little
-Austin FraktThis is not so hard.
Helicopter money please.
Wired straight to households.
-Steve WaldmanThose kids blame the banks.
Is Wall Street pre-occupied?
Next: capital strike.
-Michael MungerUncertainty rules
While the economy suffers
Politics rejoices
-Pedro AlbuquerqueWhen Japan fell in 1990s
They were lectured by the world economists
Time for Japanese to smile
-Amol Agrawal