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Wed Nov 18 20:17:27 +0000 2020

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Matthew Yglesias @mattyglesias

I think a lot of people would rather debate policy in a world where fiscal tradeoffs exist and cost-effectiveness is an important consideration. But to get there you need to get the full employment. — PolitiTweet.org

Posted Nov. 18, 2020 Hibernated

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Matthew Yglesias @mattyglesias

This thread doesn’t make sense to me. Arnold repeatedly concedes that there is no actual fiscal tradeoff here, but then simply pounds the table and insists that student loan forgiveness would be a bad idea if there *were* a fiscal tradeoff. But there isn’t! — PolitiTweet.org

John Arnold @JohnArnoldFndtn

Proposals like $200 pharma gift cards & $50k student loan forgiveness are consequences of a political system that r… https://t.co/CRHpU…

Posted Nov. 18, 2020 Hibernated

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Matthew Yglesias @mattyglesias

So on one level I agree — Mitch McConnell should call Joe Biden and say he wants to negotiate details on a $5 trillion fiscal stimulus package but that part of the package will be taking the student debt idea off the table. That would be great. Let’s do that. — PolitiTweet.org

Posted Nov. 18, 2020 Hibernated

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