Paul Krugman

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Paul Krugman @paulkrugman

The great bulk of the proposed outlays will go to extremely worthy causes — shots in arms, reopened schools, sustaining the unemployed, avoiding cuts in crucial services, and more. Compared with real-world bills of the past, this one is amazingly good 3/ — PolitiTweet.org

Posted March 4, 2021

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Paul Krugman @paulkrugman

On (1), sure, you can argue that some aid recipients don't need the money as badly as others. An idealized bill would target aid more accurately on families, local governments etc hurt worst by the pandemic. But so what? 2/ — PolitiTweet.org

Posted March 4, 2021

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Paul Krugman @paulkrugman

And it must be done fast. If it doesn't happen literally within days, some unemployed workers will be cut off. Beyond that, anyone awake in 2009 knows that political momentum, once lost, is very hard to regain. 4/ — PolitiTweet.org

Posted March 4, 2021