Paul Krugman

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Paul Krugman @paulkrugman

One is that Mitch McConnell and his wing of the party oppose any kind of government program, no matter how much good it might do — actually especially oppose programs that might work, and make people think better of government 5/ — PolitiTweet.org

Posted Aug. 14, 2019 Hibernated

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But why isn't the obvious thing happening? If Trump proposed a serious infrastructure plan, Dems would have a hard time saying no even though it would help him politically. But no such plan has been or will be offered, for a couple of reasons 4/ — PolitiTweet.org

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Another is that Trump and co just can't bring themselves to advocate anything that doesn't include scams on behalf of their cronies; so their vague suggestions for infrastructure always look more like stealth privatization than public investment 6/ — PolitiTweet.org

Posted Aug. 14, 2019 Hibernated