Paul Krugman

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Paul Krugman @paulkrugman

Question: Why was "infrastructure week" a joke under Trump, who could have gotten the votes at any time, only to become reality now despite razor-thin Dem majority? It wasn't just incompetence, although that too 1/ — PolitiTweet.org

Posted Nov. 6, 2021

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An anecdote: Sometime during Obama's second term, not sure what year, he held a brainstorming session with progressive economists (I was wearing that hat, not journo). He opened by saying "Don't tell me I should spend a trillion on infrastructure. I know that, but I can't" — PolitiTweet.org

Posted Nov. 6, 2021

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I think two factors. 1st, the McConnell wing of the GOP doesn't want a successful spending program, even under an R president, because that might help legitimize an increased govt role in general. That is, they opposed infra not bc it might fail but bc it might succeed 2/ — PolitiTweet.org

Posted Nov. 6, 2021