Taleb, author of The Black Swan on CNBC just now says only Ron Paul gets it with regard to the economy. Says repeated novocain never gets it when the only real solution is to go ahead with the root canal. Last month deficit was >$200B. Fatal outcome at that rate. Says federal empoloyees standard of living higher than the non-government population is serious error. Expects eventual hyper inflation, which forces him to own stocks and real estate as the best defense. Takes no political stance other than to say the other three Republican candidates are not to be trusted with regard to the deficit.