Matthew Yglesias

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Matthew Yglesias @mattyglesias

Biden's calculus is that a huge relief bill will set the stage for future policy success. Summers' worry is that Biden is spending down political capital that would be better used on other things. It's interesting, but it's a pure politics calculus. — PolitiTweet.org

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Here's the thing about this. Summers' economic analysis is not particularly original here -- Biden's request fills more than 100 percent of the output gap. That's exactly what Biden's team means when they say it's better to do too much than too little. What's new is politics. — PolitiTweet.org

Everyone in the West Wing is reading a Larry Summers op-ed being circulated among liberal policy wonks. Why? Summer… https://t.co/vuUFk8OCew

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Does Summers have superior insight into the congressional dynamics here? I'm skeptical. Recall that in the winter of 2008-2009 he lowballed the stimulus ask, again based on his analysis of congressional politics rather than his analysis of the economy. It didn't work out well. — PolitiTweet.org

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