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[1] No. Of course "rising temperatures in some parts of the globe" and "temperatures are cooling in other parts" - duh.

But, like so many other ignorant laymen, Paul misses the point.

Climate change is about mean temperatures. What he says is 1. bullshit, 2. fringe propaganda and does not belong on Wikipedia unless we also quote a competent source that refutes it.

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So, if we do not also have a quote from a climatologist who explains how idiotic Paul's reasoning is, that quote has to go. -- Hob Gadling ( talk) 09:03, 26 March 2022 (UTC) reply

"What he says is 1. bullshit" He is a career politician, bullshit is part of his job description. Dimadick ( talk) 16:29, 27 March 2022 (UTC) reply

Yes, but it is not part of Wikipedia's job decription to help him spread it. -- Hob Gadling ( talk) 17:19, 27 March 2022 (UTC) reply

It does not look as if anyone wants to defend that revert. So, I'll delete the stupid quote again. -- Hob Gadling ( talk) 10:08, 28 March 2022 (UTC) reply

Hi all,

First timer here. Maybe nitpicking but in macro-economic courses that I took (Econ and math major) I was taught that the federal reserve's interest rate manipulation, open-market operations etc. were examples of monetary policy, not fiscal policy. I understand fiscal policy to be more the tool of congress i.e. changing taxes or spending money to stimulate the economy. I believe articles on fiscal vs monetary policy should support this.

This is in one of the first paragraphs in the introduction section, which I guess I can't edit. Language would be much more precise if it were to be changed imho. 2601:586:5280:EEB0:303D:85BB:6EF8:B46E ( talk) 05:32, 25 May 2023 (UTC) reply

You are correct. I edited this sentence accordingly. – CWenger ( ^ • @) 14:34, 25 May 2023 (UTC) reply