Yes, this is what is called a selfish lie. Neo-classical economics is oligarchy economics and it is a usurious fraud that must be stopped before it kills us all. Greed makes people stupid and the whole system is run on greed. The smart people have known this and how to fix it for centuries but the stupid selfish are in power. They are what the Greeks called idiots, people who only care about themselves. We should be teaching the whole truth, not stupid bullshit. monetaryalliance.org