Paul Krugman

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Paul Krugman @paulkrugman

So legislation that, from the point of view of the middle class, is all positives was arguably the only way to go right now — and it so happens to be not-terrible economics. I'd hope we can do more eventually, but am amazed that we got this much now 4/ — PolitiTweet.org

Posted Aug. 17, 2022

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I'd add that among the political constraints is the reality that if you do clever things to compensate voters who lose from taxes ... they won't notice. E.g., schemes to neutralize the impact of carbon taxes with lump-sum transfers were just naive about how much voters know 3/ — PolitiTweet.org

Posted Aug. 17, 2022

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I don't know. Right now I'm much higher on Joe Biden — and Chuck Schumer! — than I ever expected 1/ — PolitiTweet.org

One of the indelible experiences of the last 5 years or so is discovering that almost every public figure in the US… https://t.co/GWyvvdy0YT

Posted Aug. 17, 2022