Economics is a social science, that is concerned with meeting 'unlimited demands with only scarce resources'. Economics relies on the assumption that everyone wants more and more money, goods and services = we are all a bunch of greedy mo' fo's. Hence the concept is accurate, and will continue to be taught in colleges everwhere for years to come. Noteable masters include the venerable Daddy G, of Peterborough fame.
A: how much are these bananas?
B: £2
A: Fine, I buy them off that illegal immigrant for £1.50
Hence the laws of Supply and Demand are and the concept of economics is satisfied.
a "science" created by a group of middle-aged, bearded men called "economists" to ensure that anything they say can never be proven wrong
Steve: Dude, you really f'd up on that predication!
Economist: Well if one looks at it from a non-inflationary enviorment, disregarding the laffer curve, then my hypothesis was in fact correct. Its Economics 101
-A social science discipline with a contemporaneous logical framework that's based completely on the assumption that scarcity is a problem intrinsic to society. The effect of which justifies greed as a virtue.
-An institutional requirement for dime-a-dozen business majors, usu. taught by middle-aged, overly opinionated, white males in need of serious cultural experiences.
-Taught by sports coaches in high school as the study of "common sense."
Teacher: "Economics studies how a society chooses to allocate its scarce resources among alternative uses."
Student: "What if the society's resources cease to be scarce?"
Teacher: "How is that even possible?"
Student: "The society's productivity meets or exceeds the point of what it needs to sustain itself."
Teacher: "But individual material DESIRES are infinite!"
Student: "Only in a society that breeds such nonsense."
Economics is about creating good outcomes for human beings.
Economics isn't meant to explaineverything, but it is good for establishing parameters, distinguishing relationships, identifying issues, clarifying options and providing an analytical framework.