`  == Democratic economists? ==  ``American economists strongly support the Democratic Party, with their views on policy being largely in accordance with the Democratic platform.``  This is the biggest load of crap I have heard in my life. When it comes to economic policy, economists almost always identify with Republicans. Examples? Higher taxes create a deadweight loss. This is economically inefficient. Price floors (e.g. the minimum wage) also restrict market efficiency, and should thus be eliminated (Democrats tend to prefer a higher minimum wage). Republicans (like economists) generally dislike welfare. Trade is also favored in economics; by a large majority, Republicans voted to pass the NAFTA and Democrats voted against it. I wonder what an economist would say about socialized health care!  I suggest the entire section about economists be removed, as it is misinforming and contains no information valuable to this article.`