Paul Krugman

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Paul Krugman @paulkrugman

So this is basically disaster relief, not stimulus, although there is a stimulus element. After all, without aid those unemployed N workers will cut purchases of E products, leading to a second round of job losses, which we also want to prevent 5/ — PolitiTweet.org

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In particular, how are laid-off workers in the N sector supposed to keep buying essentials? They need aid — and when you consider how much of the economy is being shut down that aid has to be on a massive scale. $2 trillion isn't nearly enough 4/ — PolitiTweet.org

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You might ask, how do we pay for this massive disaster relief? The immediate answer is borrowing. But where will the borrowed funds come from? The answer, mainly, is the E sector. And why will that sector provide funds? Because it has drastically cut spending 6/ — PolitiTweet.org

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