Paul Krugman

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Paul Krugman @paulkrugman

Not sure how many people remember the extent to which Rs spent most of the Obama years claiming that deficits were an existential threat. Those of us who pointed out that they were obvious phonies were lambasted as partisan 2/ https://t.co/VC0OUlaCEI https://t.co/oHnCTZvUZI — PolitiTweet.org

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Why is the SC like the budget deficit? Not a trick question. There's actually a strong parallel: in both cases Republicans claimed absolute allegiance to a supposed principle; in both cases they instantly abandoned said principle as soon as it was politically advantageous 1/ — PolitiTweet.org

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Then Trump squeaked in, and suddenly deficits vanished as an issue and $2 trillion tax cuts were just fine. Even govt aid was fine as long as it went to the right people: $28 billion for farmers even as Puerto Rico got stiffed 3/ — PolitiTweet.org

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