Tag Archives: Paul Krugman

It’s the Demand, Stupid

Posted on July 4, 2011 by

Bill Clinton blathers: “President Bill Clinton says the nation’s corporate tax rate is “uncompetitive,” and called for a lower rate as part of a “mega-deal” to raise the debt ceiling. “When I was president, we raised the corporate income-tax rates … Continue reading →

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Vote to Repeal Health Care Reform Not Meaningless At All

Posted on January 20, 2011 by

My first inclination is to call the Republican vote to repeal health care reform yesterday meaningless, since it’s unlikely to even come up for a vote in the Senate and faces a certain presidential veto even if it did,  but … Continue reading →

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What Communication Problem?

Posted on November 29, 2010 by

I keep reading about the Obama administration’s so-called “communication problem.” The latest being this piece in the LA Times by Richard Wolffe: “[The] lack of agreement on economic fundamentals is a primary factor behind one of this White House’s most … Continue reading →

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Krugman: “Sacrifice is For the Little People”

Posted on September 20, 2010 by

Never mind this, let’s just be sure we keep rich people’s taxes low. And it’s not just Republicans. Why? Paul Krugman explains: “You see, the rich are different from you and me: they have more influence. It’s partly a matter … Continue reading →

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Obama and Axelrod’s Mixed Messages

Posted on July 12, 2010 by

To whom it may concern at the White House and the DNC: If you want to lose the House and possibly the Senate in November, if you want to increase the possibility of the 2 most dreaded words in the … Continue reading →

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Alan Greenspan and the “Everybody Missed It” Myth

Posted on April 5, 2010 by

On ABC’s This Week yesterday former Fed Chairman Alan Greenspan once again pulled out the “nobody saw it coming” excuse for missing the conditions which led to the financial meltdown in 2008: “…the reason it was missed is we have … Continue reading →

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Obama as "The Candidate"

Posted on January 31, 2010 by

When I read Paul Krugman today, it brought to mind something that I’ve been thinking about off and on  for the last few months: “…this is about the president. After Massachusetts, Democrats were looking for leadership; they didn’t get it. … Continue reading →

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"Deficit Peacocks"

Posted on January 30, 2010 by

In his op-ed in Thursday’s New York Times Paul Krugman refers to Michael Linden’s piece at the Center for American Progress which makes the distinction between what he calls “deficit hawks” and “deficit peacocks.” Linden describes the hawks as, “those … Continue reading →

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Paul Krugman: “What Do You Mean We”?

Posted on December 1, 2008 by

With all due respect to Timothy Geithner, Lawrence Summers, and the rest of President-elect Obama’s economic team, there is one name I would like to have seen included on that list–that of Nobel prize winning economist Paul Krugman. Here’s why. … Continue reading →

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