Top US economist quits EU job after Macron speaks out

Fiona Scott Morton withdraws from candidacy after backlash to the appointment of a non-European.

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There was a clear conflict of interest here
- An economist with a conflict of interest? Will wonders never cease.
- Absolutely.
  
  Do ppl actually read the articles here?
The US is the last country I would hire an economist from. What were they thinking?
- They were probably thinking they want some of that sweet GDP growth that keeps the peasants quiet.
  
  Pulling a page from the CCP playbook
- The US, meaning the biggest economy in the world by far? I'm sure their economists have no idea what they're doing.
  
  The US was the biggest economy before Reagan and his like-minded economists. It would be dumb to take credit for it.
  
  Our economists have no idea what they are doing. You can have them if you want them.
  
  Right because things are going so well
The Yale University professor's former ties to Big Tech companies including Microsoft and Apple raised eyebrows, as she would have been in charge of advising on the Digital Markets Act, the EU law designed to tame those very companies.

Yeah, that'll do it
Ah Europe and pathetic nationalism, timeless combination.
- more like she's a lobbyist and should regulate her old employers which seems like a conflict of interests and even the vote was kinda sketchy not mentioning her name or nationality....
- Its like putting Khaled Salmeen Anber Salmeen at the top of the epa.

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