Paul Krugman

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Paul Krugman @paulkrugman

Thread. The rush to austerity in 2010 was NOT policymakers responding to the best available analysis. Standard macroeconomics said that it was a terrible idea; people like Simon and, yes, me tried desperately to head it off 1/ — PolitiTweet.org

Mixed emotions about the FT mea culpa. https://t.co/Q0wQBCQ8Ld “That consensus can be wrong was on display after th… https://t.co/32qrvjReUs

Posted Jan. 16, 2021

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RT @samstein: I’m deadly serious about this, if Jenna Ryan was your realtor i want to hear from you. PLEASE. DMs open https://t.co/PjUk0Q… — PolitiTweet.org

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To the extent that the Very Serious People relied on economists at all, they cited ideas about expansionary austerity and red lines for debt that were actually heterodox — and have since been discredited 2/ — PolitiTweet.org

Posted Jan. 16, 2021