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Fri Jan 24 17:36:05 +0000 2020

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Paul Krugman @paulkrugman

A zombie idea is a view that should have died long ago in the face of negative evidence, but just keeps shambling a… https://t.co/Deiqmm8kS3 — PolitiTweet.org

Posted Jan. 24, 2020 Hibernated

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Paul Krugman @paulkrugman

I am not at Davos (thank God). I have, however, been seeing snippets, including Steve Mnuchin still claiming that the Trump tax cut is paying for itself. So this seems like a good time for a brief thread on tax cuts, zombies, and cockroaches 1/ — PolitiTweet.org

Posted Jan. 24, 2020 Hibernated

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A cockroach idea is slightly different: it's a bad idea that you sometimes do manage to get rid of — for a while. But it just keeps coming back. (Note, since some people are sensitive about such things: I am not calling any individual a cockroach — just some of their ideas) 3/ — PolitiTweet.org

Posted Jan. 24, 2020 Hibernated

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