Do you agree with Yanis Varoufaki's argument? Should democracy be just as prevalent in economics as it is in politics?

Indeed, I agree with Yanis Varoufaki regarding his opinion of the democratization of the economy, as is the case with politics. That is, economic agents at the macro level, such as central banks or large monetary entities such as the IMF, should base their decisions and policies on the will of the majority of the public, through popular consultations or non-binding public consultations, which, although They would not be decisive for the adoption of certain policies, if they would help economic agents to understand the needs and concerns of individuals at the economic level.

apart from being against desegregation, governor of georgia eugene talmadge opposed as well to the work progress administration, an ambitious program of the "new deal" created by president franklin d. roosevelt to overcome the great depression after world war i. talmadge disagreed with welfare spending, job training and organized labor. according to his ideas, he thought the government was spending too much money on this, and he wasn't willing to accept a wage higher than georgia's lower average wage. besides, talmadge strongly opposed to the "new deal" as he thought it had communist ideas.